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Table 5 Pearson’s correlation for divergent and convergent validity

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Japanese version of the fear of pain questionnaire-III and its association with dental anxiety: a cross-sectional study

 

HADS

Anxiety

HADS

Depression

MDAS

PCS

FPQ total

0.263**

-0.071

0.517**

0.492**

Severe

0.087

-0.260**

0.343**

0.347**

Minor

0.284**

0.016

0.448**

0.426**

Medical

0.306**

0.023

0.568**

0.523**

  1. ** p < 0.001
  2. Abbreviations: FPQ, Fear of Pain Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MDAS, Modified Dental Anxiety Scale; PCS, Pain Catastrophizing Scale
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