Table 6 .
Dental Fear Survey
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Avoidance/ Anticipatory Fear1 |
Fear of Specific Dental Stimuli1 |
Physiological Arousal1 |
Total Score1 |
DFS Item #202 |
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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.