Correlation between Tests of Attention and Performance on Grooved and Purdue Pegboards in Normal Subjects

This study investigated the relation between tests of manual dexterity and attentional functions with 49 normal, right-handed medical students (26 women, 23 men, ages 19–30 years) who were assessed with a Purdue Pegboard Test, Grooved Pegboard Test, and a Test for Attentional Performance, comprising...

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Published in:	Perceptual and motor skills Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 507 - 514
Main Authors:	Strenge, Hans, Niederberger, Uwe, Seelhorst, Ulrike
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-10-2002 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Adult Attention Cognition & reasoning Female Functional Laterality Handedness Humans Male Motor ability Motor Skills Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics Psychomotor Performance Reproducibility of Results Students, Medical - psychology
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Summary:	This study investigated the relation between tests of manual dexterity and attentional functions with 49 normal, right-handed medical students (26 women, 23 men, ages 19–30 years) who were assessed with a Purdue Pegboard Test, Grooved Pegboard Test, and a Test for Attentional Performance, comprising measures of tonic and phasic alertness and divided attention. Weak to moderately high partial correlations controlling for finger size were obtained between pegboard test performance of the left hand and phasic alertness (r = .31–.5O). Purdue Pegboard Assembly subtest scores were weakly correlated with divided attention (r = −.39). These findings suggest that attention is an important determinant of performance for manual dexterity tests of the nondominant hand.
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ISSN:	0031-5125 1558-688X
DOI:	10.2466/pms.2002.95.2.507