Dumitrescu Alexandrina L
Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Rom J Intern Med. 2007;45(1):67-76.
Our aim was to determine students' self-rated oral health and oral-health-related behaviors in relation to type A behavior pattern (TABP), self-perceived stress (PSS) and emotional intelligence (EI).
The present study sample consisted of 344 first to sixth year dental students. The questionnaire included information about socio-demographic factors, behavioral variables, self-reported oral health status, TABP, PSS and EI.
Significant differences were found on EI and PSS Scale according to several variables: gender, year of study, anxiety in the every day life, perceived dental health, self-reported gingival condition, self-reported gum bleeding and reason for the dental visit (P<0.05). Oral health behaviors such as flossing and mouthrinse frequency and last dental visit were not influenced by TABP, EI or PSS-10 scales. However, the results showed that mean levels of TABP in individuals with a toothbrushing frequency more than twice a day were higher than, but not statistically different from, those of individuals brushing less than once a day. The scales are inter-correlated, as was replicated there: TABP with EI, EI with PSS, anxiety with PSS (P<0.01).
The result suggested that emotional intelligence might be a psychosocial risk marker that influences self-reported oral health status and behaviour.
我们的目的是确定学生的自我评估口腔健康状况以及与口腔健康相关的行为，这些行为与A型行为模式（TABP）、自我感知压力（PSS）和情商（EI）有关。
本研究样本包括344名一至六年级的牙科学生。问卷涵盖了社会人口统计学因素、行为变量、自我报告的口腔健康状况、TABP、PSS和EI等信息。
根据多个变量，在EI和PSS量表上发现了显著差异：性别、学习年份、日常生活中的焦虑、感知到的牙齿健康状况、自我报告的牙龈状况、自我报告的牙龈出血情况以及看牙原因（P<0.05）。诸如使用牙线和漱口频率以及上次看牙时间等口腔健康行为不受TABP、EI或PSS-10量表的影响。然而，结果显示，每天刷牙频率超过两次的个体的TABP平均水平高于每天刷牙少于一次的个体，但在统计学上无差异。这些量表相互关联，在此得到了验证：TABP与EI、EI与PSS、焦虑与PSS（P<0.01）。
结果表明，情商可能是一种社会心理风险指标，会影响自我报告的口腔健康状况和行为。
