Agarwalla Sunita, Chandra Biswaroop, Kundu Gautam K
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 May;17(5):518-523. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2880.
Children's age is a significant predictor factor for their panic and conduct intraoperatively. A child's developmental stage influences their ability to handle stress in dental operations, and it seems that younger children are more anxious and have a better capacity to cope with dental procedures. Age and gender are said to have a significant influence on emotional quotient (EQ) and intelligence quotient (IQ), but the data regarding this is extremely sparse in the dental literature.
To find the impact of age and gender on EQ, IQ, panic, and conduct of children in an oral care setup.
A total of 57 female and 50 male (total 107) children were considered participants aged 7-12 years. The study was executed in two sessions in the pediatric dentistry department. In the first session, "Bar-On emotional quotient inventory: youth version (Bar-On EQ-i: YV)" and the "Raven's colored progressive matrices (RCPM)" tests were administered to evaluate the EQ and IQ of the children, and a clinical psychologist supervised and guided the whole procedure. In the second appointment, anxiety was recorded using the "faces version of the modified child's dental anxiety scale (MCDAS)," whereas behavior was recorded with the "sound, eye, and motor (SEM) scale." Interpretation of data was done by statistical methods.
The difference in IQ scores between the groups aged 7-9 and 10-12 years was not statistically significant. There was a statistically notable difference (-value of 0.006) in the RCPM IQ scores among male and female participants, where female participants scored better. There was a statistically insignificant variation in total EQ scores between male and female participants. Based on age and gender, a statistically insignificant variation was noted in the anxiety scores (MCDAS) among participants. A statistically notable difference (-value of 0.018) was seen between the SEM scores of the 7-9 and 10-12 years age-groups. SEM scores of male and female participants showed no significant difference.
There was no influence of age on the IQ and EQ scores of the participants. A gender difference was found in relation to the IQ scores and the intrapersonal and stress management subscales of EQ. Based on age and gender, there was a statistically nonsignificant difference between the anxiety scores (MCDAS) of the participants. A statistically notable variation was seen between the SEM scores for behavior of the 7-9 and 10-12 years age-groups. Statistically insignificant variation was noted between the SEM scores of both genders.
Agarwalla S, Chandra B, Kundu GK. Influence of Age and Gender on Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Anxiety, and Behavior of Children in a Dental Setup. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(5):518-523.
儿童的年龄是其术中恐慌和行为表现的重要预测因素。儿童的发育阶段会影响他们在牙科手术中应对压力的能力，似乎年龄较小的儿童更焦虑，但应对牙科手术的能力更强。据说年龄和性别对情商（EQ）和智商（IQ）有重大影响，但牙科文献中关于此的数据极为稀少。
探究年龄和性别对口腔护理环境中儿童的情商、智商、恐慌及行为表现的影响。
共有57名女性和50名男性（共107名）7至12岁的儿童参与研究。该研究在儿科牙科部门分两个阶段进行。在第一阶段，使用“巴昂情商问卷：青少年版（Bar-On EQ-i: YV）”和“瑞文彩色渐进矩阵测验（RCPM）”对儿童的情商和智商进行评估，整个过程由一名临床心理学家监督和指导。在第二次就诊时，使用“改良儿童牙科焦虑量表（MCDAS）的面部版本”记录焦虑情况，而行为表现则通过“声音、眼神和动作（SEM）量表”进行记录。数据采用统计方法进行分析。
7至9岁组和10至12岁组之间的智商得分差异无统计学意义。男性和女性参与者的RCPM智商得分存在统计学上的显著差异（p值为0.0（此处原文有误，推测应为0.006）），女性参与者得分更高。男性和女性参与者的总情商得分存在统计学上无显著差异的变化。基于年龄和性别，参与者的焦虑得分（MCDAS）存在统计学上无显著差异的变化。7至9岁和10至12岁年龄组的SEM得分之间存在统计学上的显著差异（p值为0.018）。男性和女性参与者的SEM得分无显著差异。
年龄对参与者的智商和情商得分没有影响。在智商得分以及情商的人际和压力管理子量表方面发现了性别差异。基于年龄和性别，参与者的焦虑得分（MCDAS）之间存在统计学上无显著差异。7至9岁和10至12岁年龄组行为的SEM得分之间存在统计学上的显著差异。两性的SEM得分存在统计学上无显著差异的变化。
Agarwalla S, Chandra B, Kundu GK. Influence of Age and Gender on Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Anxiety, and Behavior of Children in a Dental Setup. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(5):518 - 523.
