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Upper limb injuries and handedness plasticity
Author(s) -
Dellatolas Georges,
Moreau Thierry,
Jallon Pierre,
Lellouch Joseph
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1993.tb02473.x
Subject(s) - psychology , association (psychology) , attendance , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , risk factor , poison control , developmental psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , medicine , medical emergency , economics , psychotherapist , economic growth
In a questionnaire survey of 9591 men between 17 and 27 years of age, there was an association between present handedness score and report of an earlier injury causing a temporary shift of hand use. The proportion of weak right‐handers was higher among those who reported injuries. Overall, there was no association between left‐handedness and injuries. Nevertheless, injuries occurring before the school attendance age, which concerned only a very small fraction of the respondents, were associated with an increased frequency of left‐handedness. The data emphasize the plasticity of human handedness, and do not suggest that innate left‐ or non‐right‐handedness is a risk factor for accident occurrence.