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 frequency of premarital relations; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195).

Note

"The odds ratio indicated that arranged married societies were 5.5 times more likely to classify as having premarital relationships "occasional" and 9.9 times more likely to classify as having premarital relationships "uncommon" than "universal," but as indicated by the Wald statistic, the odds ratio was not significant (p.195)."

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multinomial logistic regressionPartialSubsistence Type not significant, Marriage Type p < 0.001UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Marriage TypeIndependentArranging A Marriage, Mode Of Marriage, Regulation Of Marriage
Subsistence TypeIndependentAgriculture, Animal Husbandry, Diet, Production And Supply
Frequency of premarital relationshipsDependentPremarital Sex Relations
Presence of Arranged marriageControlArranging A Marriage

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
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 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 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)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the double standard with regard to premarital 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 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)."