From: Characteristics of dental fear among Arabic-speaking children: a descriptive study
Item | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Dentists | 0.281 | 0.084 | 0.469 | 0.657* |
2. Doctors | 0.177 | 0.185 | -0.113 | 0.758* |
3. Injections | 0.475* | 0.383 | 0.377 | 0.147 |
4. Having somebody examine your mouth | 0.605* | 0.117 | 0.176 | 0.267 |
5. Having to open your mouth | 0.763* | 0.046 | 0.058 | 0.277 |
6. Having a stranger touch you | 0.035 | 0.893* | -0.058 | 0.060 |
7. Having somebody look at you | 0.081 | 0.869* | 0.048 | 0.105 |
8. The dentist drilling | 0.728* | 0.104 | 0.283 | 0.144 |
9. The sight of the dentist drilling | 0.823* | -0.091 | 0.056 | 0.299 |
10. The noise of the dentist drilling | 0.868* | -0.026 | -0.094 | 0.100 |
11. Having somebody put instruments in your mouth | 0.773* | 0.080 | 0.189 | 0.138 |
12. Choking | 0.696* | 0.104 | 0.225 | -0.278 |
13. Having to go to the hospital | 0.138 | -0.020 | 0.771* | 0.251 |
14. People in white uniforms | 0.072 | -0.008 | 0.786* | -0.230 |
15. Having the dentist clean your teeth | 0.589* | 0.193 | -0.042 | -0.327 |
Eigen value | 5.49 | 1.72 | 1.49 | 1.28 |
% of explained variance | 31.38 | 12.21 | 12.05 | 10.87 |