title: Hand preference in Turkish population.
abstract: The distribution of hand preference (self report) was studied in siblings and their parents originating from all parts of Turkey (N = 22,461). In total sample and siblings, there were significantly more right-handed women than men, and significantly more left-handed men than women--no significant sex difference for parents' handedness. The relative number for the right-handed parents significantly exceeded that for the right-handed siblings; the relative number for the left-handed siblings significantly exceeded that for the left-handed parents. It was concluded that there may be a sex difference in hand preference, but being only about 1% more left-handed men, and only about 1% more right-handed women; the right-handedness in new generation (siblings) is less than that in old generation (parents), due to freeing from cultural pressures against the left-hand use in everyday activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Medical School, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Derya Deniz
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Elalmiş
authors.forename: Uner
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014421:Turkey