Games and enculturation: A cross-cultural analysis of cooperative goal structures in Austronesian games

PLoS ONE Vol/Iss. 16(11) Public Library of Science Published In Pages: e0259746
By Leisterer-Peoples, Sarah M., Ross, Cody T., Greenhill, Simon J. , Hardecker, Susanne, Haun, Daniel B. M.

Hypothesis

Cultural groups that have intragroup conflict and warfare are less likely to play cooperative games compared to other groups.

Note

"Frequent intra-group conflict is associated with decreased log-odds of games with cooperative goal structures (β = −0.86, 90% CI [−1.47, −0.32])."

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Univariate and multivariate, multinomial regressions using a Bayesian frameworkSupported90% CIUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Cooperativeness of gamesDependentGames
Intragroup conflict / warfareIndependentWarfare