The oedipus complex:  cross-cultural evidence

"Extensiveness of menstrual taboos . . . correlates positively with the duration of the post partum sex taboo" (97)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.05	`UNKNOWN`	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Duration Of Postpartum Taboo	Independent	General Sex Restrictions, Infant Care
Extensiveness Of Menstrual Taboo	Dependent	Menstruation

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Stephens, William N.	1962	"Extensiveness of menstrual taboos is correlated with intensity of sex anxiety" (94)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"There is a negative correlation between diffusion of nurturance and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (100)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"I . . . predicted a positive correlation between severity of punishment for disobedience and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (108)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"[I predicted a poitive correlation between] the menstrual taboo . . . and severity of punishment for masturbation" (100)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"A positive correlation was . . . predicted [between] severity of sex training . . . [and] extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (102)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author