A Brief Study about Handedness in Writing

Abstract

Handedness is the preference of the hand during the process of writing. The aim and objective of the study is to report the information gathered from 160 1^st year medical students. 13 were left- handed and the rest right handed. Among the males 7 were left- handed and 41 were right- handed. Among the female 6 were left and 102 right handed. Handedness was natural in its occurrence on the left in 85% and on the right in 98%. Main features: Left handers: Parental influence: 2, familial left handedness: 10, moderate body build: 12,  preference to learn by language and picture: 8, single and or multitask activities: 7, processing the information in 4 ways: analysis, linear, synthesis and visual: 8; Right handers: Parental influence: 3, familial left handedness: 31, moderate body build: 109, preference to learn by language and picture: 69, single task activity: 55, processing the information in 4 ways: 55;  Left male: learn by language and picture: 5, single and multitask activity: 4, processing the information by 4 ways: 6; Right male:  learn by language and picture: 21, preference to single and multitask activity: 15, processing the information by 4 ways: 16; Left female: learn by language and picture: 3,   preference to single and multitask activity: 4, processing the information by 4 ways: 2; Right female: learn by language and picture: 48, preference of one task activity: 41, processing the information by 4 ways: 37. Even though a pilot study, the significant finding of the study was handedness was natural.