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Keith B Lyle¹, Michael C Grillo

¹a Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences , University of Louisville , KY , USA.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Neuroscience
Behavioral Science

Background:

Individual differences exist in hand preference consistency for daily tasks.
Consistent-handedness and inconsistent-handedness are associated with distinct personality and cognitive profiles.
Prior research suggests links between consistent-handedness, cognitive inflexibility, and authoritarian traits.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the hypothesis that consistent-handedness serves as an external marker for authoritarianism.
To explore the relationship between hand preference consistency and authoritarian tendencies.

Main Methods:

Comparison of personality and attitudinal measures between individuals with consistent versus inconsistent hand use.
Assessment of submission to authority, political identification, and out-group attitudes.

Main Results:

Consistent-handers scored significantly higher on measures of submission to authority compared to inconsistent-handers.
Consistent-handers were more likely to identify with conservative political affiliations (Republican).
Consistent-handers displayed less positive attitudes towards out-groups.

Conclusions:

Consistent-handedness is associated with key characteristics of authoritarianism.
The findings support the hypothesis that consistent-handedness may be an external indicator of authoritarianism.
Potential influence of brain hemisphere interaction on authoritarianism, differing between consistent and inconsistent handers, is proposed.