A Japanese version of the FLANDERS handedness questionnaire

Matia Okubo; Hikaru Suzuki; Michael Nicholls

doi:10.4992/jjpsy.85.13235

A Japanese version of the FLANDERS handedness questionnaire

Matia Okubo, Hikaru Suzuki, Michael Nicholls

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Abstract

Quantitative assessment of handedness is required in various clinical and research settings in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. In the present study we tested the reliability and validity of a Japanese version of the FLANDERS handedness questionnaire, which was a new measure of skilled hand preference originally reported by Nicholls, Thomas, Loetscher, and Grimshaw (2013). Participants (N = 431) completed three types of handedness questionnaires: the FLANDERS handedness questionnaire, Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, and H • N handedness test. Factor analysis revealed that the Japanese version of FLANDERS handedness questionnaire had a single-factor structure and high internal consistency. This questionnaire also possessed high test-retest reliability and criterion-referenced validity. These results indicate that the Japanese version of the FLANDERS handedness questionnaire is a valid and useful measure of skilled hand preference for Japanese participants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	474-481
Number of pages	8
Journal	Shinrigaku Kenkyu
Volume	85
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4992/jjpsy.85.13235
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2014

Keywords

Handedness
Handedness questionnaire
Laterality
Left-handed
Mixed-handed
Right-handed

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