Early handedness in infancy predicts language ability in toddlers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9789784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eliza L Nelson (0000-0003-0058-8409, corresponding author), Julie M Campbell (0000-0002-0843-6445), George F Michel (0000-0003-3415-8925) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 809-814 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0033803 |
| PMID | 23855258 |
| PMCID | PMC4059533 |
| OpenAlex | W2103445256 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Researchers have long been interested in the relationship between handedness and language in development. However, traditional handedness studies using single age groups, small samples, or too few measurement time points have not capitalized on individual variability and may have masked 2 recently identified patterns in infants: those with a consistent hand-use preference and those with an inconsistent preference. In this study, we asked whether a consistent infant hand-use preference is related to later language ability. We assessed handedness in 38 children at monthly intervals from 6-14 months (infant visits) and again from 18-24 months (toddler visits). We found that consistent right-handedness during infancy was associated with advanced language skills at 24 months, as measured by the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III; Bayley, 2006). Children who were not lateralized as infants but who became right-handed or left-handed as toddlers had typical language scores. Neither timing nor direction of lateralization was related to cognitive or general motor skills. This study builds on previous literature linking right-handedness and language during the first 2 years of life
Bayley Scales of Infant Development · Child development · Cognition · Cognitive development · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Hand preference · Language development · Laterality · Lateralization of brain function · Motor skill · Preference · Psychomotor learning · Toddler · Child and Animal Learning Development · Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits · Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |