The death of handwriting: Secondary effects of frequent computer use on basic motor skills

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-251

  Sülzenbrück, Sandra ^a   Hegele, Mathias ^b   Rinkenauer, Gerhard ^a   Heuer, Herbert ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

computer use; fine motor skills; handwriting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARM; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957597822     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2011.571727     Document Type: Article

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