Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081LA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Oral Public Health, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081LA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2023 Oct;24(5):559-567. doi: 10.1007/s40368-023-00814-1. Epub 2023 Jul 11.
Overprotective parenting and its impact on child development has gained increasing public attention. This study explored the association between overprotective parenting and behaviour during dental treatments and toothbrushing behaviour of 4 to 11-year-old-children.
In this cross-sectional study, caregivers of 4-to-11-year-old children who visited a referral practice for dental treatment in Leiden, The Netherlands, completed a questionnaire about overprotective parenting, using the Parental Overprotection Measure (POM), and children's toothbrushing behaviour. The dentist and dental assistant used the Venham scale to assess children's behaviour during dental treatments. Associations between the POM and the Venham scale and toothbrushing variables, were analysed using multiple ordered logistic regression.
The sample included 96 children (mean age: 7.3 ± 2.1 years, 59 boys). Overprotective parenting (higher POM scores) was significantly associated with more disruptive behaviour of children during dental treatments (higher Venham categories) (OR: 1.08 (95% CI 1.04; 1.13)) and lower caregiver self-efficacy regarding toothbrushing (OR 0.96 (95% CI 0.93; 0.99)), after adjustment for confounders. No associations between overprotective parenting and toothbrushing frequency or skipping toothbrushing were found.
Overprotective parenting has been associated with children's negative behaviour during dental treatments and lower caregiver self-efficacy regarding toothbrushing in primary school children who are treated in a referral practice for paediatric dental care.
过度保护型育儿及其对儿童发展的影响受到了越来越多的公众关注。本研究旨在探讨过度保护型育儿与 4 至 11 岁儿童在牙科治疗期间的行为以及刷牙行为之间的关系。
在这项横断面研究中，荷兰莱顿一家儿科牙科诊所的 4 至 11 岁儿童的看护人填写了一份关于过度保护型育儿的问卷，使用父母过度保护量表（POM）评估了过度保护型育儿的情况，并评估了儿童的刷牙行为。牙医和牙科助理使用 Venham 量表评估儿童在牙科治疗期间的行为。使用多序逻辑回归分析 POM 与 Venham 量表以及刷牙变量之间的关联。
该样本包括 96 名儿童（平均年龄：7.3±2.1 岁，59 名男孩）。过度保护型育儿（较高的 POM 评分）与儿童在牙科治疗期间的行为更具破坏性（更高的 Venham 类别）显著相关（OR：1.08（95%CI 1.04；1.13）），并且看护人对刷牙的自我效能感较低（OR 0.96（95%CI 0.93；0.99）），在调整混杂因素后。在接受儿科牙科护理转诊治疗的小学生中，过度保护型育儿与刷牙频率或跳过刷牙之间没有关联。
过度保护型育儿与儿童在牙科治疗期间的负面行为以及看护人对刷牙的自我效能感较低有关，这些儿童在接受儿科牙科护理转诊治疗。
