Translation and validation of the Finnish version of the Index of dental anxiety and fear (IDAF-4C+) among dental students

Table 2 Spearman correlation coefficients between IDAF-4C and MDAS total scores and components (all p-values <0.001)

	IDAF-4C total score	IDAF-4C ⁺physiological	IDAF-4C behavioral	IDAF-4C ⁺cognitive	IDAF-4C ⁺emotional
IDAF-4C physiological	0.85
IDAF-4C behavioral	0.70	0.53
IDAF-4C cognitive	0.56	0.42	0.34
IDAF-4C emotional	0.82	0.63	0.43	0.39
MDAS total sum	0.74	0.65	0.49	0.40	0.69
MDAS F1 sum	0.72	0.69	0.51	0.38	0.64
MDAS F2 sum	0.63	0.53	0.38	0.35	0.61

NOTE: all p-values <0.001; IDAF-4C Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear, MDAS Modified Dental Anxiety Scale, F1 Treatment related anxiety factor, F2 Anticipatory anxiety factor

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