The relationship between birth stress and writing hand posture

Alan Searleman; Clare Porac; Stanley Coren

doi:10.1016/0278-2626(82)90013-6

The relationship between birth stress and writing hand posture

Alan Searleman, Clare Porac, Stanley Coren

School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)

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Abstract

Variations in handwriting posture (inverted versus noninverted) were measured in 1203 individuals for whom birth histories, based upon retrospective maternal reports, were available. A history of birth complications was associated with an increased incidence of inverted handwriting posture. Effects interacted with sex and hand preference; the largest difference in handwriting posture between the birth-stressed and non-birth-stressed groups occurred in left-handers and in males.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	158-164
Number of pages	7
Journal	Brain and cognition
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-2626(82)90013-6
State	Published - Apr 1982

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Cognitive Neuroscience

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