Stouthard M E, Hoogstraten J
J Dent Res. 1987 Jun;66(6):1175-8. doi: 10.1177/00220345870660061601.
Ratings of fear aroused by 12 dental situations were obtained by the method of paired comparisons. The dental situations concerned one of four categories: (a) preparations for the dental visit, (b) preparations for dental treatment, (c) comments by the dentist on oral state, and (d) actual dental treatment. The situations originated from Gale's ranking questionnaire. It was hypothesized that the amount of fear elicited would increase in the order a, b, c, and d. Results indicated that subjects were capable of ranking dental situations according to the amount of anxiety they aroused. Overall ratings show reasonably good agreement with the results of Gale's study. The hypothesis concerning the rank order of the situations was partly confirmed. Two situations deviated strongly from the expected order. The categories (c) and (d) were rated highest in the hierarchy of fear arousal, but their rank order couldn't be established. This finding suggests that dental fear contains a component of physical danger as well as a component of threat to a person's self-esteem.
通过配对比较法获得了12种牙科情况引起的恐惧评分。这些牙科情况涉及四个类别之一：（a）牙科就诊准备，（b）牙科治疗准备，（c）牙医对口腔状况的评论，以及（d）实际牙科治疗。这些情况源自盖尔的排名问卷。假设引发的恐惧程度会按照a、b、c、d的顺序增加。结果表明，受试者能够根据引发的焦虑程度对牙科情况进行排名。总体评分与盖尔的研究结果显示出合理的一致性。关于情况排名顺序的假设得到了部分证实。有两种情况与预期顺序有很大偏差。类别（c）和（d）在恐惧唤起等级中被评为最高，但它们的排名顺序无法确定。这一发现表明，牙科恐惧包含身体危险的成分以及对个人自尊的威胁成分。
