FOOT-PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR - A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE

被引:83
作者
GENTRY, V
GABBARD, C
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT HLTH & KINESIOL,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
[2] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,DEPT HLTH & PHYS EDUC,SHREVEPORT,LA 71105
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10.1080/00221309.1995.9921220
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The developmental course of foot-preference behavior was examined in participants spanning early childhood to young adulthood. Results indicated significant age-group differences, with no effect for gender. Evidence suggests that footedness adheres to some variant developmental features characterized primarily by a significant shift toward greater right-footedness between 8 and 11 years, after which preferences remain relatively stable. Complementing this shift is a substantial decrease in mixed-footedness across the same time line. Of the existing models of hemispheric specialization, Annett's (1978, 1985) right-shift hypothesis, which considers cultural and environmental effects, provides a partial explanation for the findings. Hand-preference data were also collected and are contrasted with foot-preference data.
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