A cross-cultural study

Society and Drugs • Vol/Iss. 1 • Jossey-Bass • San Francisco • Published In • Pages: 135-186 •
By Blum, Richard H.

Hypothesis

"When indulgence of the child is high, then: [alcohol is limited or scarce; and alcohol use is by adults only]" (162)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.10UNKNOWNTwo-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
AlcoholDependentAlcoholic Beverages
Child Rearing (indulgence)IndependentChild Care

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Bacon, Margaret K."The overall measures of indulgence in infancy and childhood show significant negative correlations with general consumption of alcohol" (35)
Barry III, HerbertControlling on four types of complexity, child indulgence is negatively associated with government levels (126)
Blum, Richard H."When positive pressure toward developing responsible behavior in the child is high, then: [alcohol is plentiful; there is moderate or no use of tobacco; and tobacco is limited or scarce]" (161)
Granzberg, GaryChild training with indulgence followed by compliance is positively associated with group initiation using masks and/or disciplinary whipping (5).
Stewart, Robert A. C.Findings: A factor analysis of key dimensions to describe a given culture yielded 12 factors. Factor 9, "child affection and indulgence", loaded highly and positively on high indulgence of infant and child; high display of affection to infant; high degree of drive reduction and satisfaction immediacy. Factor 9 loaded negatively on high inferred conflict regarding responsible, obedient, and self-reliant behavior for child; high degree of pain inflicted on infant by nurturant agent (61-62)