Explaining age and sex differences in children's handwriting: A neurobiological approach

dc.creator	Vlachos, F.	en
dc.creator	Bonoti, F.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-11-23T10:53:44Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-23T10:53:44Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier	10.1080/17405620500371455
dc.identifier.issn	1740-5629
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11615/34507
dc.description.abstract	The present study aimed to assess the effect of age and sex on children's writing performance, as well as to investigate possible age and sex differences between proficient, intermediate and poor writers. Two hundred and ten children aged 7 to 12 years were examined during spontaneous writing, copying and writing to dictation, using the writing scale of the Luria - Nebraska neuropsychological battery. Results showed a significant effect of age in writing performance. The trend towards writing proficiency in childhood was found to be sex related, while boys were overrepresented among the poor writers. The findings are interpreted on the basis of the neurobiological theories of brain development as well as on the different rates of cerebral maturation between the sexes.	en
dc.source	European Journal of Developmental Psychology	en
dc.source.uri	<Go to ISI>://WOS:000205875000001
dc.subject	Psychology, Developmental	en
dc.title	Explaining age and sex differences in children's handwriting: A neurobiological approach	en
dc.type	journalArticle	en

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