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. 2022 Nov 17;10:e14385. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14385

Table 3. Handedness and eyedness assessment methods.

Assessment Type Instrument Administration (items) Author Reliability Studies1 Sport
Handedness Test Edimburgh Inventory Self-reported
(20 items)
Oldfield (1971) Yes 3 Archery; Cricket; Darts
Hand Dominance Questionnaire Self-reported
(13 items)
Chapman & Chapman (1987) Yes 1 Golf
Harris Test Performance task
(11 items)
Harris (1947) Yes 1 Basketball
Autor questionnaire Self-reported
(1 item)
Dalton, Guillon & Naroo (2015) -- 1 Golf
Self-reported
(--)
Pointer (2008) -- 1 Motorsport
Self-reported
(3 items)
Quevedo et al. (2014) -- 1 Multisports
Direct observation Observation of hand preference on the task of basketball Shick (1971, 1977) 2 Basketball
Eyedness Direct observation Pointing/Porta Test Performance task Porta (1593) 2 Yes 6 Archery; Baseball; Darts; Golf
Hole-in-the-card-test Performance task Crider (1944), Coren & Kaplan (1973), Rice et al. (2008) Yes 4 Basketball; Darts; Motorsport
Sighting/Miles Test Performance task Zazzo (1960) 2 -- 2 Basketball; Multisports
Handedness and eyedness Test T-116 Test Performance task (12 items) Matějček (2007) -- 1 Biathlon
Individual laterality in sports Self-reported
(11 items)
Azemar (2003) -- 1 Soccer
Direct observation Web photographies Dallas, Mavvidis & Ziagkas (2018) 1 Tennis

Notes:

1

Number of reviewed studies applying the instrument.

2

Most cited referring the instrument.

--, not reported.