Optimism-pessimism dimension and dental anxiety in children aged 10-12 years

This study explored the relationships between Previous Dental Experience (PDE), Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), the Dental Anxiety Question (DAQ), dispositional optimism as measured by the Life Orientation Test (LOT), and Clinical Behavioral Rating (CBR). The main purpose of the study repor...

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Published inCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiology Vol. 19; no. 6; p. 342
Main Authors Neverlien, P O, Backer Johnsen, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark 01.12.1991
Subjects
Attitude
Child
Child Behavior
Dental Anxiety - psychology
Dental Care
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Personality
Regression Analysis
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Summary:This study explored the relationships between Previous Dental Experience (PDE), Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), the Dental Anxiety Question (DAQ), dispositional optimism as measured by the Life Orientation Test (LOT), and Clinical Behavioral Rating (CBR). The main purpose of the study reported here was to investigate the possible usefulness of the optimism-pessimism dimension in predicting clinical dental anxiety. 163 children aged 10-12 yr participated in the investigation. The results indicate that both self-reported dental anxiety and optimism-pessimism were unique contributers to prediction of behavioral ratings of dental anxiety.
ISSN:0301-5661
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1991.tb00184.x