{
  "id": 39631,
  "title": "Left-handed university students show higher neuroticism compared to their right-handed peers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/left-handed-university-students-show-higher-neuroticism-compared-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-02T11:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/left-handed-university-students-show-higher-neuroticism-compared-to-their-right-handed-peers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A study conducted at the University of Vienna has revealed that left-handed university students exhibit higher levels of neuroticism compared to their right-handed counterparts. The research, published in Brain and Cognition, examined 198 students, with 105 being female and an average age of 24 years. The participants completed assessments for personality traits, depression levels, and handedness. Results indicated that right-handed students generally scored higher in conscientiousness and extraversion, while left-handed students scored lower in neuroticism. Female students also showed higher depression scores. The study suggests that handedness, along with sex, independently and interactively influences personality and depressive symptoms by affecting cerebral lateralization and neurobiological mechanisms. However, it is important to note that the study included only German-speaking university students, and further research may be needed to determine if similar patterns exist in other demographic and cultural groups.",
  "summary": "A study conducted at the University of Vienna has found that left-handed university students tend to exhibit higher levels of neuroticism compared to their right-handed peers. The research, published in Brain and Cognition, involved 198 students and revealed that right-handed individuals generally scored higher in conscientiousness, extraversion, and emotional stability, while left-handed individuals scored lower in neuroticism. Additionally, female students had higher depression scores than their male counterparts. The findings suggest that handedness and sex independently and interactively influence personality and depressive symptoms, highlighting the role of brain lateralization and sex-specific neurobiological mechanisms in affective functioning.",
  "key_points": [
    "Left-handed university students exhibit higher neuroticism",
    "Study conducted at University of Vienna",
    "Results show handedness and sex influence personality"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}