Effects of hand dominance on regular physical activity levels in males and females

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This study aims to investigate the effects of hand dominance on regular physical activity levels in males and females. Data were collected from 2700 participants including 1350 males and 1350 females aged 14-95 years were chosen randomly. Physical activity stages of change were compared among right handers (RH), left handers (LH) and both handers (BH) depending on their hand preferences. Results of this study showed that no significant difference was observed in physical characteristics among three groups in both genders. There were significant differences in the means of physical activity levels among RH, LH and BH in males not females. Male BH had a higher regular physical activity level (2,97±1,54) than those of LH (2,70±1,46) and RH (2,70±1,53). It can be concluded that regular physical activity level increases with bilaterally and handedness can be used as criteria in the regulation of behavior change strategies.


Keywords: Hand dominance, physical activity, gender.

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Effects of hand dominance on regular physical activity levels in males and females. (2017). New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(5), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v4i5.2678
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