caa a22 4500 477121853 CHVBK 20180405111638.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02229114 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02229114 Appraisal of behavioral measurement techniques for assessing dental anxiety and fear in children: A review [Elektronische Daten] [Irene Aartman, Ton van Everdingen, Johan Hoogstraten, Albert Schuurs] The aim of this article is to review and evaluate behavioral and physiological measurement techniques frequently used to assess dental anxiety and fear in children. Attention is given to the data collected, the empirical findings obtained, and the availability of normative data. The main focus, however, is on the reliability and validity. Results show that all questionnaires are open to criticism. Of the behavioral measures, Melamed's Behavior Profile Rating Scale is to be preferred to Frankl's Rating Scale, Venham Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales. The main reasons are that Melamed's BPRS measures the behavior of the child more precisely and that it has superior psychometric properties. Furthermore, because of their practical, conceptual, and psychometric problems, physiological measures at this stage are found to be less appropriate for assessing dental fear in children. It is concluded that a behavioral measure is not always the ideal, but often the only available technique for assessing dental fear in children. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1996 dental anxiety nationallicence children nationallicence behavioral assessment nationallicence Aartman Irene Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut van Everdingen Ton Department of Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Hoogstraten Johan Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Schuurs Albert Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 18/2(1996-06-01), 153-171 0882-2689 18:2<153 1996 18 10862 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229114 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229114 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aartman Irene Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Everdingen Ton Department of Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hoogstraten Johan Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schuurs Albert Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 18/2(1996-06-01), 153-171 0882-2689 18:2<153 1996 18 10862 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer