No strong evidence for universal gender differences in the development of cooperative behaviour across societies

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B • Vol/Iss. 378 • The Royal Society Publishing • • Published In • Pages: 1-14 •
By House, Bailey, Silk, Joan B., McAuliffe, Katherine

Hypothesis

There is cultural variation in how gender shapes the development of prosocial behavior.

Note

There is no compelling evidence of differences in the gendered teaching of prosociality and fairness.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Bayesian regression modelNot supportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Genderedness of ProsocialityDependentSocialization
Genderedness of FairnessDependentSocialization
Cultural IdentificationIndependentIdentification