Strength, But Not Direction, of Handedness Is Related to Height - Open Journal of Medical Psychology

OJMP > Vol.2 No.4, October 2013

Open Journal of Medical Psychology

Volume 2, Issue 4 (October 2013)

ISSN Print: 2165-9370 ISSN Online: 2165-9389

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Strength, But Not Direction, of Handedness Is Related to Height ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojmp.2013.24025 3,588 Downloads 5,670 Views Citations

Author(s)

Ruth E. Propper, Tad T. Brunye, Karly Hrank, Sean E. McGraw

Affiliation(s)

Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, USA.
Psychology Department, Montclair State University, Montclair, USA.

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.

KEYWORDS

Handedness; Stature; Prenatal Testosterone

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R. E. Propper, T. T. Brunye, K. Hrank and S. E. McGraw, "Strength, But Not Direction, of Handedness Is Related to Height," Open Journal of Medical Psychology, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2013, pp. 166-167. doi: 10.4236/ojmp.2013.24025.

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