The oedipus complex:  cross-cultural evidence

"[I predicted a poitive correlation between] the menstrual taboo . . . and severity of punishment for masturbation" (100)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.10	`UNKNOWN`	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Extensiveness Of Menstrual Taboo	Dependent	Menstruation
Severity Of Punishment For Masturbation	Independent	Sex Training

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
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 positive correlation between general pressure for obedience and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (108)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1967	"Extensiveness of menstrual taboo observed in a primitive society is determined to a significant extent by the average intensity of castration anxiety felt by men [as measured by child rearing practices]"	Not Supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Carroll, Michael P.	1983	The length of the post-partum sex taboo will be related to the severity of the menstrual taboos (282).	Not 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