時間の経過とともに手の好みは,男の子ではなく,若い女の子の知性と関係しています

A W Gottfried, K Bathurst

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|September 9, 1983

まとめ

幼児の手の好みの一貫性は,認知発達と関連しています. 若い女の子の場合,一貫した手つきは高度な知的能力と相関しており,これは男の子では観察されていない.

科学分野:

発達心理学の心理学について
神経科学は神経科学である.
人間の行動について

背景:

手の好みは,幼児期に現れる.
認知発達に影響を与える要因を理解することは,早期の介入にとって極めて重要です.
以前の研究では,手つきが調査されていますが,認知発達との関連性については,さらに性別の調査が必要です.

研究の目的:

手の好みの一貫性と幼児の知的発達との関係を調査する.
この関係が性別によって異なるかどうかを判断する.

主な方法:

縦断的な研究デザインが採用されました.
参加者の中には18~42ヶ月の子どもも含まれていました.
手の好みの一貫性と知的能力は,さまざまな年齢で評価されました.

主要な成果:

手の好みの一貫性と知的発達との間に性別の関連性が見つかりました.
手の好みを一貫した女性では,不一致の好みを有する女性と比較して,早熟な知的能力を示した.
この関連性は,男性では有意ではなかった.

結論:

手の好みの一貫性は,特に女性において,認知発達軌跡に役割を果たす可能性があります.
この発見は,運動発達と認知の進歩の相互作用における潜在的な性差を強調している.
この性別関係の根本的なメカニズムを探るため,さらなる研究が必要である.

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