Relationship of Maternal Anxiety to the Behavior of Young Children Undergoing Dental Extraction
- 1 September 1968
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 47 (5) , 801-805
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345680470052201
Abstract
A significant relationship was observed between the behavior of 60 children (3 to 7 years old) undergoing a dental extraction and the anxiety level of their mothers as measured by scores on the Taylor manifest anxiety scale. The results of this investigation indicated that, in this sample, maternal anxiety appears to be a major factor affecting the behavior of young children experiencing dental extraction.Keywords
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