| Associations between hand and foot preference in 3- to 5-year-olds. | |
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PMID: 1395649 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Associations between foot and hand preference behavior were examined in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. Analysis of the general trichotomous (right, left, mixed) distribution of preferences indicated no sex or age group differences, while noting that 39% were mixed-footed compared to 17% not favoring one hand over the other. Frequency of paired (congruent and cross-lateral) preferences revealed that two patterns, Right-hand/Right-foot (52%) and Right-hand/Mixed-foot (23%) accounted for the vast majority (75%) of subjects. Of the total number of right-handers, most (67%) preferred the right foot, while only 19% of the left-handers were congruent. Thus, supporting findings reported on older populations that right-handers are more consistently right-footed, than left-handers are left-footed. Behavior of the mixed- and right-handed sample was similar, suggesting an overall predominance of these lateral characteristics in young children. |
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Authors:
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C Gabbard |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior Volume: 28 ISSN: 0010-9452 ISO Abbreviation: Cortex Publication Date: 1992 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-11-04 Completed Date: 1992-11-04 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0100725 Medline TA: Cortex Country: ITALY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 497-502 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843. |
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Child Development* Child, Preschool Dominance, Cerebral* Female Functional Laterality* Humans Male Neurologic Examination Psychomotor Performance Reference Values Sex Factors |
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