Association of Age and Temperamental Traits with Children’s Behaviour during Dental Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- The intensity of the stimulus, such as unpleasant or painful acts during a dental consultation that cause negative reactions in children;
- The novelty of the stimulus, such as first consultations and separation from the parents leading to distrust;
- The internal condition of the individual at the biological and/or psychological level, as well as elements of a calming nature that are present, for example, when children hear the voice of their mother or the use of music therapy for stress control.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Ethics
2.3. Interview
2.4. Dental Treatment
2.5. Data Analysis
- Pi: transformed score for the inverted item;
- Pm: maximum score for the item;
- Po: original score for the inverted item.
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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I. Definitely negative | Refusing to play a game, crying forcefully or fearfully, or any other overt evidence of extreme negativism. |
II. Negative | Reluctance to play, uncooperative behaviour, and some evidence of negative attitude that is not pronounced. |
III. Positive | Acceptance of playing, willingness to comply with the dentist, cooperative behaviour. |
IV. Definitely positive | Good rapport with the dentist, interested in the environment, laughing and enjoying the situation. |
Activity | Emotionality | Sociability | Shyness |
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Always moving | Cries easily | Like to be with people | Has a tendency to be shy |
When goings from one place to another, does it slowly * | Has a tendency to be emotional | Finds people more stimulating than anything else | Makes friends easily * |
Since waking up in the morning, does not stop running | Protests and cries often | Prefers to play with other children than to play alone | Finds it difficult to trust strange people |
Is very energetic | Easily upset | Is lonely * | Is very friendly with strangers * |
Prefers games that are quiet and not active * | Reacts very strongly when upset | When alone, feels isolated | Is very sociable * |
Years Old | Definitely Negative | Negative | Positive | Definitely Positive | Total | |||||
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X | % | X | % | X | % | X | % | X | % | |
3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9.3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 24.3 |
4 | 5 | 3.6 | 6 | 4.3 | 13 | 9.3 | 5 | 3.6 | 29 | 20.7 |
5 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 8 | 5.7 | 4 | 2.9 | 20 | 14.3 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14.3 |
7 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 12 | 8.6 |
8 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.1 | 11 | 7.9 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
10 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2.1 | 12 | 8.6 |
Total | 28 | 20 | 39 | 27.9 | 53 | 37.9 | 20 | 14.3 | 140 | 100 |
Definitely Negative | Negative | Positive | Definitely Positive | p † | |||||
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N 33 | N 34 | N 41 | N 32 | ||||||
X | SD | X | SD | X | SD | X | SD | ||
Activity | 15.9 | ±2.1 a,b | 15.5 | ±2.6 | 14.5 | ±2.9 | 14.2 | ±2.9 | 0.018 |
Emotionality | 13.2 | ±2.9 c,d | 12.3 | ±2.9 | 11.1 | ±2.2 | 11.2 | ±2.9 | 0.006 |
Sociability | 14.5 | ± 2.5 | 14.4 | ±2.5 | 13.8 | ±2.5 | 13.8 | ±3.2 | 0.672 |
Shyness | 11.2 | ± 2.3 | 11 | ±1.4 | 11.4 | ±1.6 | 11.1 | ±1.5 | 0.895 |
3–5 Years Old | 6–10 Years Old | p-Value | |||
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N = 91 | N = 49 | ||||
X | SD | X | SD | ||
Activity | 15.3 | 2.4 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 0.029 * |
Emotivity | 11.9 | 2.7 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 0.81 |
Sociability | 13.7 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 2.6 | 0.045 * |
Shyness | 11.1 | 2.0 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 0.30 |
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Juárez-López, M.L.A.; Marin-Miranda, M.; Lavalle-Carrasco, J.; Pierdant, A.; Sánchez-Pérez, L.; Molina-Frechero, N. Association of Age and Temperamental Traits with Children’s Behaviour during Dental Treatment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031529
Juárez-López MLA, Marin-Miranda M, Lavalle-Carrasco J, Pierdant A, Sánchez-Pérez L, Molina-Frechero N. Association of Age and Temperamental Traits with Children’s Behaviour during Dental Treatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(3):1529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031529
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuárez-López, Maria Lilia Adriana, Miriam Marin-Miranda, Jesús Lavalle-Carrasco, Alberto Pierdant, Leonor Sánchez-Pérez, and Nelly Molina-Frechero. 2022. "Association of Age and Temperamental Traits with Children’s Behaviour during Dental Treatment" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3: 1529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031529