Handedness and behavioural inhibition: left-handed females show most inhibition as measured by BIS/BAS self-report

Lynn Wright; Scott M. Hardie; Karen Wilson

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Handedness and behavioural inhibition: left-handed females show most inhibition as measured by BIS/BAS self-report

Lynn Wright, Scott M. Hardie, Karen Wilson

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This study investigated the relationship between handedness, gender and behavioural approach and inhibition using Carver and White’s (1994) BIS/BAS Scale. 112 participants took part: 46 left-handers and 66 right-handers. All participants completed Peters’ (1998) handedness questionnaire followed by the self-report BIS/BAS Scale. Significant effects of both handedness and gender on the BIS scores were found, with left-handers and females scoring significantly higher on inhibition. BIS scores were re-examined to include FFFS scores, which showed a significant effect of gender. Revised BIS scores replicated the original BIS findings. These findings are discussed in relation to handedness research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-24
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.08.019
Publication status	Published - 9 Oct 2008

Keywords

BIS
BAS
RST
Handedness
Gender
Behavioural inhibition
Behavioural activation
Anxiety

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