Incidence of Left-Handedness for Writing: A Study of Nigerian Primary Schoolchildren.

Payne, Monica A.

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Publication Date: 1981-Jun

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Incidence of Left-Handedness for Writing: A Study of Nigerian Primary Schoolchildren.

Payne, Monica A.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v12 n2 p233-39 Jun 1981

Surveyed a large sample of Nigerian school children and found a 4.51 percent overall incidence of left-handedness, considerably higher than previous reports from Nigeria and other parts of Africa. Found higher incidences in boys than in girls and in urban than in rural children. (Author/MK)

Descriptors: Children, Primary Education, Rural Youth, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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