Weiss J, Eiser H M
Am J Orthod. 1977 Aug;72(2):198-204. doi: 10.1016/0002-9416(77)90061-6.
A questionnaire type of study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that prepubescent patients are more cooperative than adolescents. Older children were held to be psychologically resistant to the demands of orthodontic treatment because of their involvement in Oedipal conflicts, a normal but distracting aspect of "growing up". Our observers found that patients under 12 were more cooperative than other age groups in the wearing of headgear and other removable devices. They were less cooperative in keeping appointments or in protecting appliances from breakage. The differences were significant at the 5 per cent level of confidence. If responders' observations are an accurate index of true performance, the study suggests that, from a psychological standpoint, activator and headgear treatment should be begun sometime after age 6 and soon enough to be completed before the onset of puberty.
开展了一项问卷调查式研究，以检验青春期前患者比青少年更具合作性这一假设。年龄较大的儿童因卷入俄狄浦斯冲突而在心理上抵制正畸治疗的要求，这是“成长”过程中正常但分散注意力的一个方面。我们的观察人员发现，12岁以下的患者在佩戴头帽及其他可摘矫治器方面比其他年龄组更具合作性。但在按时就诊或保护矫治器不损坏方面，他们的合作性较差。这些差异在5%的置信水平上具有显著性。如果应答者的观察是真实表现的准确指标，那么该研究表明，从心理学角度来看，功能矫治器和头帽治疗应在6岁之后的某个时间开始，并尽早完成，以便在青春期开始之前结束。
