The effects of personality and self-consciousness on the orthodontic compliance of adolescents
- VernacularTitle:青少年个性、意识对正畸治疗配合性的影响
- Author:
Yong CHEN
;
Jiaxing LIANG
;
Li LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescence;
Orthodontics;
Compliance;
Psychology
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2001;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the effects of psychological variables on orthodontic compliance of adolescents.Methods:Prior to orthodontic treatment,60 adolescent patients received two questionnaires for the analysis of their personality(EPQ) and self-consciousness.The compliance of the patients was evaluated at each visit and 6 months after the beginning of treatment by orthodontists.Results:The outgoing personality and the high self-consciousness significantly predicted good orthodontic compliance of the adolescent patients in the treatment(P
