M. Tenberge et al., THE DENTAL SUBSCALE OF THE CHILDRENS FEAR SURVEY SCHEDULE - A FACTOR-ANALYTIC STUDY IN THE NETHERLANDS, Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, 26(5), 1998, pp. 340-343
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Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
The Dental Subscale of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS-DS) i
s a well-known instrument for assessing dental fear in children. Previ
ous studies have shown that the scale has acceptable reliability and v
alidity. Factor analysis using scores of a group of Finnish schoolchil
dren resulted in three factors. No other data on the factor structure
have been published. In order to report on the factor structure of the
Dutch parental version of the CFSS-DS, the present study was undertak
en. Factor analysis using scores from a group of Dutch children (n = 1
50) demonstrated a factor pattern fairly similar to the results found
in the Finnish study. Three factors were found: 1) fear of highly inva
sive dental procedures, 2) fear of less invasive aspects of treatment
and 3) fear of medical aspects. Considering that almost all items load
substantially (greater than or equal to 0.20) on more than one factor
, it seems that one primary underlying dimension exists: fear of invas
ive treatment aspects. The CFSS-DS is proposed as a reliable, one-dime
nsional measure of dental fear.