Table 5.

Subscale intercorrelations (Pearson correlation) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s a) of the FPQ-SF subscales (N=807)

Factors	Severe Pain	Minor Pain	Injection Pain	Dental Pain	Cronbach’s α
Severe Pain					0.841
Minor Pain	0.352**				0.789
Injection Pain	0.132**	0.284**			0.843
Dental Pain	0.251**	0.370**	0.505**		0.706

Notes: Acceptable Cronbach’s a <0.7.

^**p<0.01.

Abbreviation: FPQ-SF, Fear of Pain Questionnaire-Short Form.