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Published on: July 21, 2010
Hand preference in Italian students
M Pia Viggiano1, P Borelli, M Vannucci
1Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy. mpviggiano@psico.unifi.it
Abstract:
Italian undergraduates (N = 2326) were administered the Italian revised version of Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Salmaso & Longoni, 1985). Left-handedness was documented in relation to sex, university faculty, geographic origin and handedness pressure. A greater proportion (7.9%) of left-handedness was found compared to previous works on Italian samples. Additional results indicated a difference in left-handedness incidence among Southern, Central and Northern Italian regions. Results are discussed in terms of social and cultural influence.
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