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Hand Preference in India
Author(s) -
Mandai Manas K.,
Pandey Geetika,
Singh Shyam K.,
Asthana Hari S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207599208246907
Subject(s) - psychology , preference , hand preference , social pressure , sample (material) , degree (music) , social psychology , index (typography) , developmental psychology , laterality , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , physics , chromatography , world wide web , computer science , acoustics
The degree of asymmetric handedness was measured by a 22‐item hand preference questionnaire in a sample of 442 Indian subjects. Factor analysis of the data for right‐handers yielded four item‐clusters: Gross activities, skilled activities (general), skilled activities (specific), and activities subject to social pressure. Identical analysis for left‐handers yielded three item‐clusters: Activities that are executed with difficulty, with ease, and with greater frequency. The degree of asymmetric handedness in right‐handers was positively (high) correlated with an index of social pressure against left‐hand use, especially for the items, writing and eating. The correlation was negative (moderate) in left‐handers, however, who had preferred the right hand for eating purposes.