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Lateral preferences for hand clasping and arm folding are associated with handedness in two large-sample latent variable analyses.
Laterality. 2014; 19(5):602-14.L

Abstract

Hand clasping (HC) and arm folding (AF) are bilateral limb postures which are subject to lateral preferences. Previous research suggested that left HC and left AF are "canonical" among European populations, i.e., generally preferred by right-handers. However, evidence on the associations of handedness with HC and AF to date is sparse and inconsistent, with studies mostly relying on relatively small sample sizes and arbitrary classifications of handedness. Utilizing latent class analysis for handedness classification, we present data from two large and independent middle-European samples, a discovery (n = 7,658) and replication (n = 5,062) sample. Our results indicate that right HC, not left HC, is overall preferred and that right-handedness is associated with right HC/left AF, and left- and mixed-handedness with left HC/right AF. Moreover, lateral preferences increased with age, and men had a higher preference of right HC, independent of handedness. We discuss our findings with regard to the generalizability of previous results.

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Tran US
a Department of Basic Psychological Research and Research Methods, School of Psychology , University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
Koller I
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Nader IW
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Pietschnig J
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Schild AH
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Stieger S
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Zeilinger EL
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Voracek M
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AdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overArmEuropeFemaleFunctional LateralityHandHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostureSex FactorsYoung Adult

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eng

PubMed ID

24579563

Citation

Tran, Ulrich S., et al. "Lateral Preferences for Hand Clasping and Arm Folding Are Associated With Handedness in Two Large-sample Latent Variable Analyses." Laterality, vol. 19, no. 5, 2014, pp. 602-14.
Tran US, Koller I, Nader IW, et al. Lateral preferences for hand clasping and arm folding are associated with handedness in two large-sample latent variable analyses. Laterality. 2014;19(5):602-14.
Tran, U. S., Koller, I., Nader, I. W., Pietschnig, J., Schild, A. H., Stieger, S., Zeilinger, E. L., & Voracek, M. (2014). Lateral preferences for hand clasping and arm folding are associated with handedness in two large-sample latent variable analyses. Laterality, 19(5), 602-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/1357650X.2014.891607
Tran US, et al. Lateral Preferences for Hand Clasping and Arm Folding Are Associated With Handedness in Two Large-sample Latent Variable Analyses. Laterality. 2014;19(5):602-14. PubMed PMID: 24579563.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Lateral preferences for hand clasping and arm folding are associated with handedness in two large-sample latent variable analyses. AU - Tran,Ulrich S, AU - Koller,Ingrid, AU - Nader,Ingo W, AU - Pietschnig,Jakob, AU - Schild,Anne H E, AU - Stieger,Stefan, AU - Zeilinger,Elisabeth L, AU - Voracek,Martin, Y1 - 2014/02/28/ PY - 2014/3/4/entrez PY - 2014/3/4/pubmed PY - 2015/1/15/medline KW - Arm folding KW - Hand clasping KW - Handedness KW - Latent class analysis SP - 602 EP - 14 JF - Laterality JO - Laterality VL - 19 IS - 5 N2 - Hand clasping (HC) and arm folding (AF) are bilateral limb postures which are subject to lateral preferences. Previous research suggested that left HC and left AF are "canonical" among European populations, i.e., generally preferred by right-handers. However, evidence on the associations of handedness with HC and AF to date is sparse and inconsistent, with studies mostly relying on relatively small sample sizes and arbitrary classifications of handedness. Utilizing latent class analysis for handedness classification, we present data from two large and independent middle-European samples, a discovery (n = 7,658) and replication (n = 5,062) sample. Our results indicate that right HC, not left HC, is overall preferred and that right-handedness is associated with right HC/left AF, and left- and mixed-handedness with left HC/right AF. Moreover, lateral preferences increased with age, and men had a higher preference of right HC, independent of handedness. We discuss our findings with regard to the generalizability of previous results. SN - 1464-0678 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/24579563/Lateral_preferences_for_hand_clasping_and_arm_folding_are_associated_with_handedness_in_two_large_sample_latent_variable_analyses_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -