Evolutionary theory, kinship, and childbirth in cross-cultural perspective

Male kin will provide more indirect care than direct care during birth (p. 201).

No significance value was provided. Fathers provide significantly more indirect care than all other kin types.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Analysis of variance	Partially supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Direct Care Around Birth	`UNKNOWN`	Childbirth, Postnatal Care, Infant Care
Indirect Care Around Birth	`UNKNOWN`	`NONE`

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Huber, Brad R.	2007	Female kin (grandmothers and aunts) will provide more direct and indirect care than male kin (grandfathers and uncles) (p. 201).	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Huber, Brad R.	2007	Direct and indirect care investments by biologically uncertain kin are positively associated with a society's paternity certainty level (p. 207).	Partially supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Huber, Brad R.	2007	Direct and indirect care investments by biologically uncertain kin are largest in patrilateral societies (p. 207).	Partially supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Neupert-Wentz, Clara	2024	The extent to which traditional African governance institutions contemporarily resemble their precolonial predecessors is positively correlated with the presence of indirect, colonial rule and negatively correlated with the presence of direct, colonial rule.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Marlowe, Frank W.	2000	Controlling for mode of subsistence and male contribution, father-infant proximity (proxy for direct infant care) is negatively correlated with polygyny (p. 52).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author