Table 4.

Rotated CFSS-DS factor matrix for boys (n = 110)

Item	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4	Factor 5
1. Dentists	0.441	-0.121	0.064	0.757*	-0.194
2. Doctors	-0.166	0.220	0.166	0.826*	0.242
3. Injections	0.441	0.060	-0.007	0.545*	0.064
4. Having somebody examine your mouth	0.462*	0.439	0.320	0.011	0.107
5. Having to open your mouth	0.144	-0.049	0.882*	0.188	0.010
6. Having a stranger touch you	0.002	0.154	0.045	0.015	0.846*
7. Having somebody look at you	0.196	0.075	0.056	0.080	0.809*
8. The dentist drilling	0.788*	0.111	0.185	0.316	0.064
9. The sight of the dentist drilling	0.828*	0.131	-0.030	0.066	0.090
10. The noise of the dentist drilling	0.796*	0.194	0.396	-0.005	0.037
11. Having somebody put instruments in your mouth	0.608*	0.309	0.514	-0.100	0.163
12. Choking	0.643*	0.114	0.302	0.214	0.070
13. Having to go to the hospital	0.025	0.892*	0.107	0.180	0.197
14. People in white uniforms	0.316	0.771*	0.024	-0.022	0.058
15. Having the dentist clean your teeth	0.388	0.396	0.684*	0.019	0.117
Eigen value	5.65	1.79	1.50	1.05	1.01
% of explained variance	24.43	13.42	12.96	11.92	10.55

*The highest loading for each item is presented in bold face.

Factor 1: Fear of usual dental procedures.

Factor 2: Fear of general medical aspects of treatment.

Factor 3: Fear of less invasive dental procedures.

Factor 4: Fear of health care personnel and injections.

Factor 5: Fear of strangers.