Highlights Examines the relation between time estimation and proneness to major and minor accidents. Measures of hand preference, spatial, and verbal cerebral asymmetries were also examined. Best fit for major accidents was provided by a Poisson distribution with negative binomials. Results showed significant predictive effects of time estimation and verbal laterality. The precision of time estimates should be considered in predicting accident proneness.
Abstract Cerebral laterality has been linked to accident proneness and time perception, but the possible role of time estimation abilities has received little attention. Accordingly, the present study focused on this under-explored question while also aiming to replicate past work examining the relationship between measures of laterality and injury proneness. Participants reported on the number of accidents they have had in their lifetime requiring medical care and the number of minor accidents they had in the past month as outcome variables. They also completed the Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire, a left bias visual task (Greyscales task), a right bias auditory verbal task (Fused Dichotic Words Task), and an objective measure of time perception. Extensive examination of statistical model fit showed that a model assuming a Poisson distribution provided the best fit for minor injuries and an additional negative binomial provided the best fit to the lifetime accidents. Results showed a negative relation between the degree of verbal laterality (absolute right bias) and injuries requiring medical care. Furthermore, the number of accidents requiring medical care was positively related to the precision of time estimation and the direction of verbal laterality on response time (raw right bias). Interpretations of these findings emphasize their implications for interhemispheric communication and motor control in the context of time estimation and auditory verbal laterality. These aspects seem to provide promising avenues for future research.
Accident proneness, laterality, and time estimation
2023-04-30
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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