The oedipus complex:  cross-cultural evidence

"I predicted . . . [the severity of the father's own obedience demands] would be correlated positively with extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (108)

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

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Extensiveness Of Menstrual Taboo	Dependent	Menstruation
Strictness Of Father's Obedience Demands	Independent	Techniques Of Socialization

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
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
Stephens, William N.	1963	"Kingdoms do seem to be relatively strict in the area of obedience demands" (371)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
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