Valuing thinness or fatness in women: reevaluating the effect of resource scarcity

Evolution and Human Behavior Vol/Iss. 26 Published In Pages: 257-270
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin, Korotayev, Andrey V., de Munck, Victor C.

Hypothesis

Societies in colder climates are more likely to value fatness in women (262).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
ClimateIndependentClimate
Valuation Of Fatness In WomenDependentBasis Of Marriage, Ethnoanatomy, Sexual Stimulation