The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: The current evidence on the relationships among child oral health-related quality of life, dental anxiety, and self-esteem indicates that we need to investigate these relationships to improve our understanding of the associations. Therefore, the current research aimed to enhance this evi...
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| description | Background: The current evidence on the relationships among child oral health-related quality of life, dental anxiety, and self-esteem indicates that we need to investigate these relationships to improve our understanding of the associations. Therefore, the current research aimed to enhance this evidence and provide an overview of the participating children’s oral-health-related quality of life (as measured by the CPQ<sub>8–10</sub>), self-esteem (as measured by the Coopersmith SEI-SF), and dental anxiety (as measured by the CFSS_DS) and how these child-related outcome measures interacted and were related to one another. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of school children (<i>n</i> = 1900) aged 8 to 10 years. The questionnaire was collected through validated self-report measures: dental anxiety, COHRQoL, and self-esteem. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the strength of the association of our model to explore the relationships among these three psychological constructs. The moderating effects of age, gender, location, and the educational board were analysed for their possible influence on these relationships. Results: Significant relationships between COHRQoL and child dental anxiety and between COHRQoL and SE were detected. The relationship subscale between COHRQoL and child dental anxiety was 0.24, (<i>p</i> < 0.001). A stronger correlation between COHRQoL, and SE was found, with B = −0.77, (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Although the association between CDA and SE was small, it was statistically significant (<i>p</i> = 0.03). These findings provide some important background information for designing effective educational programs for children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc24b2cfbae442178dd4c4b351e7acf92023-11-18T18:56:53ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672023-07-0111717910.3390/dj11070179The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional StudyAmjad Alharbi0Gerry Humphris1Ruth Freeman2DHSRU, Dundee Dental School and Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UKDHSRU, Dundee Dental School and Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UKDHSRU, Dundee Dental School and Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UKBackground: The current evidence on the relationships among child oral health-related quality of life, dental anxiety, and self-esteem indicates that we need to investigate these relationships to improve our understanding of the associations. Therefore, the current research aimed to enhance this evidence and provide an overview of the participating children’s oral-health-related quality of life (as measured by the CPQ<sub>8–10</sub>), self-esteem (as measured by the Coopersmith SEI-SF), and dental anxiety (as measured by the CFSS_DS) and how these child-related outcome measures interacted and were related to one another. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of school children (<i>n</i> = 1900) aged 8 to 10 years. The questionnaire was collected through validated self-report measures: dental anxiety, COHRQoL, and self-esteem. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the strength of the association of our model to explore the relationships among these three psychological constructs. The moderating effects of age, gender, location, and the educational board were analysed for their possible influence on these relationships. Results: Significant relationships between COHRQoL and child dental anxiety and between COHRQoL and SE were detected. The relationship subscale between COHRQoL and child dental anxiety was 0.24, (<i>p</i> < 0.001). A stronger correlation between COHRQoL, and SE was found, with B = −0.77, (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Although the association between CDA and SE was small, it was statistically significant (<i>p</i> = 0.03). These findings provide some important background information for designing effective educational programs for children.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/11/7/179dental anxietyself-esteemchild oral health-related quality of lifechildadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Amjad Alharbi Gerry Humphris Ruth Freeman The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study Dentistry Journal dental anxiety self-esteem child oral health-related quality of life child adolescents |
| title | The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | The Associations among Dental Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | associations among dental anxiety self esteem and oral health related quality of life in children a cross sectional study |
| topic | dental anxiety self-esteem child oral health-related quality of life child adolescents |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/11/7/179 |
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