. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 17.

Published in final edited form as: Eur J Pain. 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 Fear¹	Fear of Specific Dental Stimuli¹	Physiological Arousal¹	Total Score¹	DFS Item #20²
FPQ-9
Severe	.22^*	.32^*	.22^*	.28^*	.19^*
Minor	.28^*	.33^*	.25^*	.31^*	.20^*
Medical	.45^*	.57^*	.43^*	.53^*	.41^*
Total	.38^*	.49^*	.36^*	.45^*	.33^*
FPQ-III
Severe	.21^*	.30^*	.21^*	.26^*	.10^*
Minor	.32^*	.31^*	.24^*	.32^*	.22^*
Medical	.45^*	.57^*	.37^*	.52^*	.35^*
Total	.39^*	.47^*	.33^*	.44^*	.26^*

Note.FPQ-9 = Fear of Pain Questionnaire – 9; FPQ-III = Fear of Pain Questionnaire – III; DFS = Dental Fear Survey;

n = 177 undergraduates; data missing for 13 undergraduates.

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

p < .01.