TY - JOUR
T1 - Eye-hand preference in schizophrenia
T2 - Sex differences and significance for hand function
AU - Liu, Yi Chia
AU - Yang, Yen Kuang
AU - Lin, Keh Chung
AU - Lee, I. Hui
AU - Jeffries, Keith J.
AU - Lee, Li Ching
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - Hand preference and eye dominance were investigated in 73 (30 women, 43 men) schizophrenic patients and 71 (30 women, 41 men) healthy controls. There were significantly more schizophrenic patients and normal controls who were significantly right-hand dominant. However, schizophrenic patients showed a significant excess of left-eye dominance relative to controls (65.8% vs 29.6%; Odds Ratio = 4.75, p<.001). In addition, female schizophrenic patients showed a higher rate of non-right (either left or inconsistent) eye dominance (80%) than male schizophrenic patients (55.8%) and controls (33.3%). Analysis of hand performance on the Purdue Pegboard Test indicated that schizophrenic patients who showed crossed eye-hand dominance scored higher than did patients without crossed eye-hand dominance.
AB - Hand preference and eye dominance were investigated in 73 (30 women, 43 men) schizophrenic patients and 71 (30 women, 41 men) healthy controls. There were significantly more schizophrenic patients and normal controls who were significantly right-hand dominant. However, schizophrenic patients showed a significant excess of left-eye dominance relative to controls (65.8% vs 29.6%; Odds Ratio = 4.75, p<.001). In addition, female schizophrenic patients showed a higher rate of non-right (either left or inconsistent) eye dominance (80%) than male schizophrenic patients (55.8%) and controls (33.3%). Analysis of hand performance on the Purdue Pegboard Test indicated that schizophrenic patients who showed crossed eye-hand dominance scored higher than did patients without crossed eye-hand dominance.
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U2 - 10.2466/pms.98.3c.1225-1233
DO - 10.2466/pms.98.3c.1225-1233
M3 - Article
C2 - 15291209
AN - SCOPUS:4243147199
SN - 0031-5125
VL - 98
SP - 1225
EP - 1233
JO - Perceptual and Motor Skills
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
IS - 3 II
ER -