Gender differences in cooperation across 20 societies: a meta-analysis

Women cooperate more than men in societies with lower levels of economic development.

Although result is not significant at p < 0.05, it is marginally significant.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Meta-regression model	Marginally Supported	p > 0.060	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Cooperation of women	Dependent	Personality Traits, Mutual Aid
Cooperation of men	Dependent	Personality Traits, Mutual Aid
Level of economic development	Independent	Economic Planning And Development

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Spadaro, Giuliana	2022	Women cooperate more than men in social dilemmas.	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spadaro, Giuliana	2022	Women cooperate more than men in societies with lower levels of gender equality.	Marginally Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spadaro, Giuliana	2022	Women cooperate more than men in situations with more conflicting interests.	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1963	"In sum, the results of this study clearly show that economic and political development are functionally related in nonindustrialized societies" (240)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1963	"If we plot the distribution of these scores, we find that the relationship between the two variables [economic and political development] is not linear. Rather, the relationship curves increasingly upward" (243-244)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author