Chen M S, Tatsuoka M
Soc Sci Med. 1984;19(9):971-8. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(84)90327-7.
The data collected from a national family dental survey on wives of white American families were used to examine the relationships between the wives' toothbrushing, flossing and preventive dental visits and their health beliefs. A statistically significant canonical correlation (rc = 0.436, P less than 0.001) demonstrated that American women's success or failure to engage in preventive dental behavior was related to their health beliefs. The dental visit, as opposed to toothbrushing and dental flossing, had the highest level of predictability with structure coefficient of 0.936. Perceptions of salience and barriers were more powerful predictors (structure coefficients 0.721 and -0.757, respectively). The correlation accounted for about one-fifth of the variance of preventive dental behavior. Further research is needed to extend these findings to both sexes and all races.
一项针对美国家庭白人妻子的全国家庭牙科调查所收集的数据，被用于检验妻子们的刷牙、使用牙线和预防性牙科就诊与其健康观念之间的关系。具有统计学意义的典型相关（rc = 0.436，P < 0.001）表明，美国女性在进行预防性牙科行为方面的成败与其健康观念有关。与刷牙和使用牙线相比，牙科就诊的可预测性最高，结构系数为0.936。对显著性和障碍的认知是更强有力的预测因素（结构系数分别为0.721和 -0.757）。该相关性约占预防性牙科行为方差的五分之一。需要进一步开展研究，将这些发现扩展至两性和所有种族。
