Dutch translation of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire: factor structure, reliability and validity.
BACKGROUND
The Fear of Pain Questionnaire (FPQ-III) is a 30-item self-report instrument measuring fear of a variety of pain-related stimuli.


OBJECTIVE
The present study was undertaken to develop a Dutch version of the FPQ-III, to assess the instrument's psychometric qualities, to examine the suggested factor structure, and to relate the FPQ-III to other general psychological constructs in order to assess its construct validity.


METHODS
The questionnaire was translated following the forward-backward method. The final version was filled out by (n = 274) psychology freshmen. A random half of the subjects was re-tested after five weeks.


RESULTS
Satisfactory psychometric qualities were obtained (average alpha = 0.90 and test-retest reliability = 0.71). Factor analysis supported the three-factor structure and also the results concerning divergent and convergent validity show strong similarity with the results from other studies.


CONCLUSIONS
The Dutch translation of the FPQ-III appears to be a valid equivalent of the original English version and does represent a unique construct.
van Wijk
Arjen J
AJ
Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands. a.vwijk@acta.nl
Hoogstraten
Johan
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires