Lateral Preferences in a German Population

Abstract

There are only a few studies in the literature concerning all four lateral preferences (handedness, footedness, eyedness, earedness) and presenting their interrelationships. Porac and Coren's 1981 inventory was used to assess hand, foot, eye, and ear preference in a German sample of 506 men and 430 women. A right sided preference was found for hand, foot, eye, and ear preference among 91%, 74%, 66%, and 63% of the sample, respectively. More men were left-handed and left-footed than women. There were no significant sex differences for eyedness and earedness. Correlations ranged from .22 between hand and eye laterality to .44 between hand and foot laterality.