The oedipus complex:  cross-cultural evidence

"There is some tendency for the long post partum sex taboo societies to be high on severity of sex training" (77)

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

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Postpartum Taboo	Independent	General Sex Restrictions, Infant Care
Severity Of Sex Training	Dependent	Sex Training

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Stephens, William N.	1962	"A positive correlation was . . . predicted [between] severity of sex training . . . [and] extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (102)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Whiting, John W.M.	1967	"[There is a] joint effect of duration of the post-partum sex taboo and the severity of socialization of aggression on the belief that sorcerers can cause sickness" (152)	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"My . . . prediction . . . was a positive correlation between severity of aggression training and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (104)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [son's wife] avoidance" (132)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [brother-sister] avoidance" (132)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author