. 2017 Jul 31;22(1):39–48. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1074

Table 6.

Correlations among the subscales of the FPQ‐9, FPQ‐III and DFS

	Dental Fear Survey
	Avoidance/anticipatory fear^b	Fear of specific dental stimuli^b	Physiological arousal^b	Total score^b	DFS Item #20^c
FPQ‐9
Severe	0.22^a	0.32^a	0.22^a	0.28^a	0.19^a
Minor	0.28^a	0.33^a	0.25^a	0.31^a	0.20^a
Medical	0.45^a	0.57^a	0.43^a	0.53^a	0.41^a
Total	0.38^a	0.49^a	0.36^a	0.45^a	0.33^a
FPQ‐III
Severe	0.21^a	0.30^a	0.21^a	0.26^a	0.10^a
Minor	0.32^a	0.31^a	0.24^a	0.32^a	0.22^a
Medical	0.45^a	0.57^a	0.37^a	0.52^a	0.35^a
Total	0.39^a	0.47^a	0.33^a	0.44^a	0.26^a

FPQ‐9, Fear of Pain Questionnaire – 9; FPQ‐III, Fear of Pain Questionnaire – III; DFS, Dental Fear Survey.

p < 0.01.

n = 177 undergraduates; data missing for 13 undergraduates.

n = 288 (100 chronic pain patients and 188 undergraduates; data missing for two participants).