Abstract
The process of lateralization and the difference between the left hand and right-handers is one of the issues, which attracted many researchers’ attention. One of the interesting and important issues which are studied less is the coping strategy. This study aims to contrast the coping strategy in the right and left-handers. For this purpose, 60 individuals (30 the left handed and 30 the right-handed) are chosen. Also, there are 15 males and 15 females in each group. Edinberg’s handedness inventory is used in order to investigate the extent to which lateralization happens. Furthermore, in order to investigate coping strategy, Lazarus’ coping strategy is used. The data are analyzed by the amount of variance. The findings of the study illustrates that the left-handers use appraisal focused strategies while the right-handers use the emotion- focused one. These relations are statistically meaningful. In direct coping strategy, the mean for the left-handers is higher but this kind of relation is not statistically meaningful. In distance strategy, the mean for the right-handed females is higher than that for the left-handed females while the mean for the left-handed males is higher than that for the right hand ones but this kind of relation is not statically meaningful. In self-control strategy, the mean for the left handed in both genders is higher but this kind of relation is not statically significant. In searching for social support strategy, the mean for the lefthanders in both genders is higher and also this kind of relation is statistically significant. In accepting responsibility strategy, the mean for the left-handed is higher in both genders; that is, this group uses the accepting responsibility strategy more and this kind of relation is statistically significant. In escape-avoidance strategy in both groups in terms of gender and left-handedness and right-handedness, no significant difference has been observed. In the problem solving strategy, the mean for the left-handed is higher in both genders. Of course, this kind of relation is not statistically significant. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s6p424
Highlights
Human’s complex brain plays key role in human’s procedures, functions and activities
The findings of the study shows that the appraisal-focused coping strategy is more used by left handed and emotionfocused strategy by the right handed more in both genders
Referring to the data mentioned in the tables, it is demonstrated that the mean for the left handers responses in the emotion-focused coping strategies is less for both genders
Summary
Human’s complex brain plays key role in human’s procedures, functions and activities. It is claimed that the left handed or right- hemisphere dominance has some pathologic reasons that can cause lack of development and decrease quality of life. It can be a reason to predict that the left-handed are inefficiently qualified in terms of psychological experience or perhaps psychological qualification. In order to investigate this issue, a study was conducted in which 1277 subjects participated and four lists of lateralization dominance guide (hands, feet, eyes, and ears), the psychological health, psychological functions, stressful experiences and physical health were investigated. The study showed that just being left handed cannot predicate the decrease of life quality, and its respective factors but those subjects who tried to concealed their left handedness by using their right hand but were not successful in this respect, the quality of cognitive, psychological, and physical functions decreased (Porac & Sealenman, 2003). The findings resulted from Regression and Variance in the study by Nettle (2003) showed that lateralization can influence psychological functions, talents and abilities
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