dc.contributor.author |
Lambert, Anthony |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mathern, Charlene |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-08-19T00:37:45Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Laterality, 2009, 14 (4), pp. 329 - 344 (16) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1357-650X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/30067 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Hand preference for sending mobile-phone text messages ("texting") and its relationship with hand preference for other activities were investigated in a questionnaire study with 886 participants. Overall rates of both sinistrality and dextrality were reduced for texting, in comparison with other activities, due to the substantial number of individuals who use both hands simultaneously when performing this activity. Because they both involve verbal expression, it was hypothesised that the association between hand preferences for texting and writing might be stronger than the association between either of these tasks and more spatial activities, such as throwing. This prediction was not confirmed, either in the sample as a whole or in a sub-group of individuals who reported writing and throwing with opposite hands. Females were less likely than males to use their left hand when sending text messages. Implications of these findings are discussed, in relation to theoretical views of handedness and in relation to practical aspects of mobile-phone design. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19003623 |
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dc.language |
English |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor & Francis / Psychology Press |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Laterality |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1357-650X/
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Hand preference for sending mobile-phone text messages: Associations with sex, writing hand and throwing hand |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1080/13576500802396545 |
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pubs.issue |
4 |
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pubs.begin-page |
329 |
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pubs.volume |
14 |
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dc.description.version |
VoR - Version of Re cord |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
19003623 |
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pubs.author-url |
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13576500802396545 |
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pubs.end-page |
344 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
90469 |
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pubs.org-id |
Science |
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pubs.org-id |
Psychology |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1464-0678 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2008-11-11 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
19003623 |
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