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The purpose of this study was to assess the upper extremity performance characteristics of college-aged male and female students.
Sixty participants (30 male, 30 female) underwent handgrip, pinch grip, push-up for power, push-up for endurance, campus board, Wingate, pull-up, and shoulder flexibility tests along with anthropometric measurements. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the male participants performed significantly better than the female participants in handgrip, push-up for power, push-up for endurance, campus board, Wingate, and pull-up tests (p < 0.05). The female participants had better shoulder flexibility than the males (p < 0.05). There was no difference between the male and the female participants in pinchgrip strength. The ANOVA for differences between the dominant and non-dominant arms within the sexes revealed that the female participants had better pinchgrip strength in their dominant arm compared to their non-dominant arm (p < 0.05). The campus board test was found to be reliable to measure upper extremity power for both the male and female participants.
Advisor: | Crussemeyer, Jill |
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School: | California State University, Long Beach |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 49/01M, Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Kinesiology |
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Publication Number: | 1486542 |
ISBN: | 978-1-124-25123-3 |