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dc.contributor.author | Brennan, D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Spencer, A. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2012; 19(1):56-64 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1070-5503 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1532-7558 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/72782 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Psychosocial factors largely external to the individual—such as social support and those that are inherently dispositional, like optimism—may both play a role in determining oral health outcomes and serve to buffer the effect of each other. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess associations of social support and optimism on oral health. METHOD: In 2005–2006, n=1,859 persons around 30 years old were surveyed to collect data on social support, optimism, oral health-related quality of life, and caries experience. RESULTS: Unadjusted analyses found high social support associated (P<0.05) with fewer (mean±SE) decayed teeth(0.6±0.1) and less negative impact on quality of life (2.7± 0.2) compared to low support (1.0±0.2 and 4.5±0.4 respectively). High optimism was associated with fewer missing teeth (2.1±0.2) and less negative impact on quality of life (2.1±0.2) compared to low optimism (2.9±0.2 and 3.8±0.2, respectively). Multivariate regressions adjusted for dental visiting, toothbrushing, sex, income, work status and education showed social support and optimism had (P<0.05) negative associations with missing teeth (β=−1.0) and caries experience (β=−1.5) for high support/high optimism compared to low support/low optimism. All three non-reference combinations of support/optimism showed negative associations(β=−1.6 to −2.4) with impact of problems compared to low support/low optimism. CONCLUSIONS: Social support and optimism were associated with oral health. Impact of dental problems showed buffering of high support when optimism was low, and high optimism when support was low. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | David Simon Brennan and A.J. Spencer | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc | - |
dc.rights | © International Society of Behavioral Medicine 2010 | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12529-010-9136-3 | - |
dc.subject | Oral health | - |
dc.subject | social support | - |
dc.subject | life orientationtest | - |
dc.subject | optimism | - |
dc.subject | psychosocial factors | - |
dc.title | Social support and optimism in relation to the oral health of young adults | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12529-010-9136-3 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Brennan, D. [0000-0002-7888-0920] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Spencer, A. [0000-0002-3462-7456] | - |
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