Handedness and Age of Death: New Evidence on a Puzzling Relationship

Autor:	Tim Engh, L. E. E. Ellis
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Left handed 050103 clinical psychology Younger age Right handed 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Developmental psychology Premature death Laterality Life expectancy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Right handers Psychology Applied Psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Health Psychology. 5:561-565
ISSN:	1461-7277 1359-1053
Popis:	Based on 5743 deaths in the United States and Canada, the present study was undertaken to verify and extend results suggesting that left handers have a shorter life expectancy than right handers. Unlike previous studies, which have merely dichotomized handedness, this study used a 5-point scale to measure handedness (extremely right handed, generally right handed, ambidextrous, generally left handed and extremely left handed). We found a significant tendency for one of the five handedness categories—those classified as generally left handers—to die at a significantly younger age than was true for the other four handedness groups. Our findings add to the controversy over links between handedness and age of death by suggesting that only a portion of left handers are at risk of premature death.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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