The Relation between Skills of Coping Strategy and Lateralization among Students

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