TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of power grasp and three-jaw chuck pinch static strength and endurance between industrial workers and college students. A pilot study
AU - McMullin, Dianne L.
AU - Hallbeck, M. Susan
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Due to the ease of obtaining subjects, much ergonomics research utilizes students. However, is it valid to make a hypothesis concerning industrial workers from this student data? To evaluate the validity of such a generalization, ten industrial workers and ten students, five men and five women from each subject sample participated in the study. The functional range of motion for extension and flexion in the wrist and anthropometric measurements of the hand and arm were measured for each subject. In addition, the three-jaw chuck pinch force and endurance and power grasp force and endurance were also measured. The data was analyzed using both paired comparisons and ANOVA tests. Only power grasp force showed a strength difference between students and industrial workers. The students had 82.9% of the grasp force of the industrial workers.
AB - Due to the ease of obtaining subjects, much ergonomics research utilizes students. However, is it valid to make a hypothesis concerning industrial workers from this student data? To evaluate the validity of such a generalization, ten industrial workers and ten students, five men and five women from each subject sample participated in the study. The functional range of motion for extension and flexion in the wrist and anthropometric measurements of the hand and arm were measured for each subject. In addition, the three-jaw chuck pinch force and endurance and power grasp force and endurance were also measured. The data was analyzed using both paired comparisons and ANOVA tests. Only power grasp force showed a strength difference between students and industrial workers. The students had 82.9% of the grasp force of the industrial workers.
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U2 - 10.1177/154193129203601028
DO - 10.1177/154193129203601028
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0027044718
SN - 0163-5182
VL - 1
SP - 770
EP - 774
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors Society
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors Society
T2 - Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 36th Annual Meeting. Part 2 (f 2)
Y2 - 12 October 1992 through 16 October 1992
ER -