Same-sex competition and sexual conflict expressed through witchcraft accusations

Accusations of elderly people of witchcraft will be more likely to target women. (3)

Ref: adults or children.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Odds Ratio	Supported	95% Confidence Interval	OR = 3.08, CI: 1.40-6.75	NA

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Gender of Witchcraft Accusations	Associated	Gender Roles And Issues, Informal In-group Justice, Sorcery
Age of Witchcraft Accusations	Associated	Informal In-group Justice, Sorcery, Senescence

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Peacey, Sarah	2022	Witchcraft accusations will reduce the ability of the accused to compete for resources.	Support claimed	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Peacey, Sarah	2022	Accusations of witchcraft will be more likely to target women in societies where polygyny is common.	Not supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Peacey, Sarah	2022	Accusations of witchcraft will be more likely to target women in patrilocal societies.	Not supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Peacey, Sarah	2022	Accusations of witchcraft from one spouse to another will be more likely to target women than men.	Support claimed	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Peacey, Sarah	2022	Accusations of witchcraft between unrelated individuals will be more likely to target men. (3)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author