Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Adult Israeli Population
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling and Procedure
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Exploratory Factor Analysis—Component Matrix
3.2. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sociodemographic Characteristic | N, % | Mean (±SD), Range |
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Sex | ||
Female | 348, 62.9% | |
Male | 205, 37.1% | |
Age (years) | ||
35.87 (±13.14), 18–76 | ||
Years of education | ||
14.99 (±3.09), 2–27 | ||
Household income | ||
Highly below average | 134, 24.2% | |
Lower than average | 110, 19.9% | |
Average | 120, 21.7% | |
Higher than average | 139, 25.1% | |
Much higher than average | 50, 9% | |
Marital status | ||
Not in committed relationship | 168, 30.4% | |
In a committed relationship | 385, 69.6% | |
Degree of religiosity | ||
Secular | 322, 58.2% | |
Traditional | 99, 17.9% | |
Religious | 92, 16.6% | |
Ultra-orthodox | 40, 7.2% |
Base Matrix | |
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MDAS items | Factor 1 |
1 | 0.883 |
2 | 0.901 |
3 | 0.878 |
4 | 0.774 |
5 | 0.787 |
Fit Measurement Fit Indices | Recommended Value | (n = 279) |
---|---|---|
Maximum Likelihood (standardized regression weight) | ||
X2 (5) | N/A | 13.15 |
p > X2 | N/A | 0.01 |
Df | N/A | 1 |
SRMR | ≤0.08 | 0.02 |
CD | N/A | 0.93 |
TLI | ≥0.95 | 0.98 |
CFI | ≥0.95 | 0.99 |
RMSEA | ≤0.1 | 0.091 |
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Shacham, M.; Greenblatt-Kimron, L.; Humphris, G.; Ben-Ezra, M.; Mijiritsky, E. Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Adult Israeli Population. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031499
Shacham M, Greenblatt-Kimron L, Humphris G, Ben-Ezra M, Mijiritsky E. Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Adult Israeli Population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(3):1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031499
Chicago/Turabian StyleShacham, Maayan, Lee Greenblatt-Kimron, Gerry Humphris, Menachem Ben-Ezra, and Eitan Mijiritsky. 2022. "Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Adult Israeli Population" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3: 1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031499