[The correlation between personal anxiety and dental fear among 1975 junior college students in southwest China].
OBJECTIVE
To reveal the correlation between personal anxiety (PA) and dental fear (DF) among the junior college students in Southwest China.


METHODS
The Corah's questionnaire and personal anxiety measuring indicator (SAS) were conducted on 1 975 junior college students in Chengdu. The collected data was analyzed by Software SPSS 10.


RESULTS
A correlation was found between DF and PA (chi2 = 3.97, P < 0.05). The score of DF was well related with the score of the 15 questions designed (r = 0.913, P = 0. 000). The side affections during dental treatment process had significant effects on DF (r = 0. 409, P = 0.000).


CONCLUSIONS
A correlation was found between DF and PA among the junior college students in Southwest China.
Yu
Hai-yang
HY
Dept. of Prosthodotics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Cai
Wei
W
Jiang
Fan
F
Luo
Qian
Q
Chen
Zhi
Z
D001007:Anxiety; D002681:China; D016854:Dental Anxiety; D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires