Ecological and psychosocial correlates of male homosexuality: a cross-cultural investigation

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology • Vol/Iss. 29 • Published In 1998 • Pages: 387-401 •

By Barber, Nigel

Abstract

This study uses logistic regression to test the relationship between homosexuality and ecological and psychosocial variables. Significant associations were found between the frequency of homosexuality and type of agriculture, the occurrence of gathering, and psychosocial stressors in women's lives.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Other Researchers	Author says data came from HRAF, but does not seem to have coded new variables

Hypotheses (2)
Hypothesis	Supported
Societies where ancestral hunting and gathering is the predominant subsistence mode will be negatively associated with the frequency of homosexuality (389).	Supported
Because the effects of psychological stress on male homosexuality operate prenatally, stressors in the lives of women will be positively associated with the frequency of homosexuality (389).	Supported

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Ecological and psychosocial correlates of male homosexuality: a cross-cultural investigation

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology • Vol/Iss. 29 • Published In 1998 • Pages: 387-401 • Cite

By Barber, Nigel

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (2)

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology • Vol/Iss. 29 • Published In 1998 • Pages: 387-401 •