Hand preference as related to development and behavior in infancy.
Percept Mot Skills
; 89(2): 371-80, 1999 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-10597571
ABSTRACT
55 healthy infants were assessed for their developmental and behavioral patterns at the age of 9 mo. Hand preference was assessed at 20 mo. of age. The distribution of hand preference showed 12 were right-handed, 11 left-handed and 23 ambidextrous. This distribution appears shifted more to the left than that reported for older children. Although their data were based on different tests not appropriate for 9-mo.-old infants, ambidexterity appeared to reflect part of the hand-preference continuum. No significant relationship between hand preference and developmental attainments was noted. Perhaps a larger sample would provide a clear developmental behavioral pattern and hand preference in infancy.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Comportamento do Lactente
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Lateralidade Funcional
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Percept Mot Skills
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article