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Lu N, Rigsby DC, Keim SA, Rapoport E, Adesman A. Clinical correlates of laterality among school-age children in the United States. Laterality 2020; 25:620-639. [PMID: 32654593 DOI: 10.1080/1357650x.2020.1788051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Researchers have long been interested in whether lateral preference is associated with giftedness, season of birth, and/or ADHD constructs (short attention span, high level of activity, and impulsivity). The objective of this study was to examine these associations in a large, longitudinal sample of U.S. children (National Collaborative Perinatal Project (CPP), 1959-1973). Children born to women in this pregnancy cohort underwent a neonatal exam and an exam at age 7 years to assess lateral preference of the hand and eye, IQ on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), and ADHD symptoms. Children with perinatal/neonatal risk factors for neurologic impairment or early signs of neurological abnormality were excluded from our analyses. The final sample included 25,385 children. Associations between laterality and IQ were examined using linear and logistic regression models adjusted for sex, race, and socioeconomic status. Associations between laterality and ADHD symptoms and between season of birth and laterality were estimated using multivariable logistic regression. In this large, longitudinal study of neurologically healthy children, modest associations were observed between hand/eye preference and IQ and hyperactivity only.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nancy Lu
- Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, NY, USA
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- Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, NY, USA
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, NY, USA
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- Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, NY, USA.,Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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Dutton E, Van der Linden D, Madison G. Why do High IQ Societies Differ in Intellectual Achievement? The Role of Schizophrenia and Left‐Handedness in Per Capita Scientific Publications and Nobel Prizes. JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jocb.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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