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Strength, But Not Direction, of Handedness Is Related to Height
Open Journal of Medical Psychology
  • Ruth E. Propper, Montclair State University
  • Tad T. Brunyé, US Army Natick Soldier Research
  • Karly Frank, Montclair State University
  • Sean E. McGraw, Montclair State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2013
Abstract

Left-handers are reputed to be shorter than right-handers. However, previous research has confounded handedness direction (left- versus right-handedness) with handedness strength (consistency with which one hand is chosen across a variety of tasks; consistent- versus inconsistent-handedness). Here, we support a relationship between handedness strength, but not direction, and stature, with increasing inconsistent-handedness associated with increasing self-reported height.

DOI
DOI:10.4236/ojmp.2013.24025
Published Citation
Propper, Ruth E., Tad T. Brunye, Karly Hrank, and Sean E. McGraw. "Strength, But Not Direction, of Handedness Is Related to Height." Open Journal of Medical Psychology 2, no. 04 (2013): 166.
Citation Information
Ruth E. Propper, Tad T. Brunyé, Karly Frank and Sean E. McGraw. "Strength, But Not Direction, of Handedness Is Related to Height" Open Journal of Medical Psychology (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ruth-propper/4/