Influence of repression upon the measurement of dental anxiety |
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| Authors: | Hugo J Duivenvoorden Albert H B Schuurs Sijo K Thoden van Velzen Frans Verhage Peter C Makkes Michiel A J Eijkman |
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| Institution: | Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Pedodontology, The Netherlands;Department of Community Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Using a non-linear, multivariate analysis, the resistance against admitting to being dentally anxious was studied. Dental anxiety was found to be repressed by a subgroup, among them more men than women, of a sample, who also repressed the feeling of low self esteem about tooth loss. Based on the results, regular and irregular dental attenders can be separated almost perfectly. The relationship with other anxiety measurements, i.e. Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale and three components discernible in Weiner's Anticipation Anxiety Level Chart, was studied. |
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| Keywords: | behavorial dental science dental attendance dental anxiety repression |
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