Individual Mate Choice in an Arranged Marriage Context: Evidence from the Standard Cross-cultural Sample

Evolutionary Psychological Science • Vol/Iss. 3(3) • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 193-200 •
By Apostolou, Menelaos

Hypothesis

Subsistence type and marriage type will affect the prevalence of extramarital relationships for married men and women; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.197)."

Note

In about half the societies, extramarital relationships were uncommon or occasional (similar rates were found for arranged marriage societies). In about 30% of societies, men's extramarital relationships were uncommon or occasional, with the respective rate in arranged marriage societies being about 42% (p.197). This analysis was repeated using evidence from Whyte, 1978 (a different study that also coded frequency of extramarital relationships of married women); no significant results were found.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multinomial logistic regressionNot SupportedNeither significant for men nor womenn/aUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Arranged MarriageControlArranging A Marriage
Marriage TypeIndependentArranging A Marriage, Mode Of Marriage, Regulation Of Marriage
Subsistence TypeIndependentAgriculture, Animal Husbandry, Production And Supply
Frequency of extramarital relationshipsDependentExtramarital Sex Relations

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the double standard with regard to extramarital sex; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the attitude towards women's premarital relationships; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195-6)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the frequency of premarital relations; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195).
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the frequency of men's premarital relations; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the prevalence rate for rape; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."