TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Farina, Benedetto
AU  -  Mazzotti, Eva
AU  -  Farina, Federica
AU  -  Della Marca, Giacomo
AU  -  Savoja, Valeria
AU  -  Kotzalidis, Giorgio D.
AU  -  Campanile, Angela
AU  -  Chemtob, Claude Moussa
AU  -  di Giannantonio, Massimo
AU  -  Tatarelli, Roberto
T1  -  Relationship between handedness and persistent emotional distress 
in adults experiencing an earthquake
PY  -  2012
Y1  -  2012-07-01
DO  -  10.1708/1139.12558
JO  -  Rivista di Psichiatria
JA  -  Riv Psichiatr
VL  -  47
IS  -  4
SP  -  309
EP  -  312
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-2502
Y2  -  2026/04/29
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/1139.12558
N2  -  Aim. Post-traumatic emotional distress follows exposure to trauma and may be affected by atypical cerebral lateralisation. We aimed to explore the relationship between handedness and emotional dysfunction in people exposed to a natural disaster. Methods. About 22 months after an earthquake, 326 exposed adults completed the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, the Impact of Events Scale-Revised, and the Insomnia Severity Index. Results. Mixed-handed people, compared to right-handed, had a 3.3 fold increase in odds to have emotional distress. Consistent left-handers scored higher than consistent right- and mixed-handers on the ISI scale. Conclusions. Findings support that lateral preference is associated with emotional distress in people exposed to trauma.
ER  -