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Psychometric measures of dental fear
Author(s) -
Berggren Ulf,
Carlsson Sven G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1984.tb01463.x
Subject(s) - dental fear , adjective check list , anxiety , mood , medicine , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , rating scale , metric (unit) , psychometrics , psychiatry , personality , psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , physics , operations management , quantum mechanics , economics
Four psychometric scales: Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (CDAS), a modified version of the Geer Fear Scale (GFS), the Health Locus of Control Scale (HLCS), and a Mood Adjective Check List (MACL), were studied with regard to their implications for dental fear. Swedish versions given to groups of fearful and non‐fearful dental patients as well as non‐patients showed satisfactory metric properties. Mean scores obtained were in most cases similar to those reported for original American versions, even though some indications of cultural differences were observed. The scales seem to reflect important aspects of dental fear, and they represent a valuable methodology in research on etiology and treatment of dental fear.