title: [The correlation between personal anxiety and dental fear among 1975 junior college students in southwest China].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Prosthodotics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Hai-yang
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D002681:China; D016854:Dental Anxiety; D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires