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Dutch translation of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire: factor structure, reliability and validity
Arjen J van Wijk1, Johan Hoogstraten
1Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands. a.vwijk@acta.nl
Background:
The Fear of Pain Questionnaire (FPQ-III) is a 30-item self-report instrument measuring fear of a variety of pain-related stimuli.
Aim:
The present study was undertaken to develop a Dutch version of the FPQ-III, to assess the instrument's psychometric qualities, to examine the suggested factor structure, and to relate the FPQ-III to other general psychological constructs in order to assess its construct validity.
Method:
The questionnaire was translated following the forward-backward method. The final version was filled out by (n = 274) psychology freshmen. A random half of the subjects was re-tested after five weeks.
Results:
Satisfactory psychometric qualities were obtained (average alpha = 0.90 and test-retest reliability = 0.71). Factor analysis supported the three-factor structure and also the results concerning divergent and convergent validity show strong similarity with the results from other studies.
Conclusions:
The Dutch translation of the FPQ-III appears to be a valid equivalent of the original English version and does represent a unique construct.
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