TY - JOUR T1 - Handedness, hand-clasping and arm-folding in Israeli males. AU - Kobyliansky,E, AU - Micle,S, AU - Arensburg,B, PY - 1978/5/1/pubmed PY - 1978/5/1/medline PY - 1978/5/1/entrez SP - 247 EP - 51 JF - Annals of human biology JO - Ann Hum Biol VL - 5 IS - 3 N2 - Comparative analysis of handedness, hand-clasping and arm-folding frequencies in four groups of adult Israel Jewish males of East European origin (N=562), Central European origin (N=165), Middle Eastern origin (N=191), and North African origin (N=163), indicates a significant similarity between the groups. A high percentage of left-handed individuals was observed in all groups except the Middle Eastern one. Right-hand clasping and left arm-folding predominated in all but the Central European group in which left hand-clasping predominated. When a comparison is made between individuals born in Eastern Europe and those born in Israel to parents of East European origin, the frequency of left handedness was considerably higher among the latter. This may be attributed to an inhibitory effect of the educational system on the expression of sinistrality in the first sub-group. Relationships between handedness and hand-clasping and between hand-clasping and arm-folding was also observed. SN - 0301-4460 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/686665/Handedness_hand_clasping_and_arm_folding_in_Israeli_males_ L2 - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03014467800002861 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -