Female physiology and female puberty rites

Societies with extensive menstrual taboos are positively associated with individual female puberty rites (137)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
tau-b	Supported	p<.001	tau-b=.348	One-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Female Puberty Rites	Dependent	Puberty And Initiation
Mentsrual Taboos, Extensive	Independent	Menstruation

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Kitahara, Michio	1984	Extensive menstrual taboos are positively associated with individual female puberty rites (138)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kitahara, Michio	1984	Extensive menstrual taboos will be positively associated with only women as initiating adults (140)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kitahara, Michio	1984	Extensive menstrual taboos will be positively associated with emic emphasis on the initiate's change in body, status, or behavior (140-141)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kitahara, Michio	1983	Menstrual taboos will be positively associated with female puberty rites.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kitahara, Michio	1984	Among cultures without puberty rites in East Eurasia, North America and South America, there is a positive relationship between extent of menstrual taboos and presence of community-wide exclusive male groups.	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author