Incidence of left-handed writing in a college population with reference to family patterns of hand preference

作者: Brenda J. Spiegler , Grace H. Yeni-Komshian

DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(83)90063-5

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摘要: Hand preference data were obtained for 1816 university students, 4793 siblings and 3632 parents. Results support the following conclusions. (1) There is currently a 13.8% incidence of left handedness among young adults, representing dramatic increase over past generations. (2) Left right-handed respondents do not differ in terms familial sinistrality. (3) Mother's left-handedness associated with an sinistrality sons daughters, while father's related only to sons.

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