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Investigate the relationships between child temperament, parenting style, and children’s oral health and dental visit behavior.

April 1, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Conceptual modeling of child temperament, emotional and behavioral problems, and parenting style in relation to children’s oral health and dental visit behavior

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AÖAslı Soğukpınar ÖnsürenMersin Üniversitesi SASemiha Cömertoğlu ArslanKahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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Cross-sectional study examines links between temperament, parenting, oral health, and dental visits in preschool children, suggesting significant predictive relationships.

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Investigate the relationships between child temperament, parenting style, and children’s oral health and dental visit behavior.
Conducted a cross-sectional study with 167 preschool children and their parents.
Collected sociodemographic data and assessed oral health indicators like dmft scores and plaque index.
Administered temperament, emotional, and parenting style questionnaires to families.
Developed a conceptual model and performed path analysis to examine associations among variables.
Girls showed significantly lower total Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scores than boys (p = 0.001).
A positive association was found between Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ) and child temperament (TSC) with a total effect of 0.445 (p < 0.001).
No significant associations were observed between oral health and dental visit behavior with other variables.

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Önsüren et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ccb68116edfba7beb8829c https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25243-6

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Cross-sectional study examines links between temperament, parenting, oral health, and dental visits in preschool children, suggesting significant predictive relationships.

Conceptual modeling of child temperament, emotional and behavioral problems, and parenting style in relation to children’s oral health and dental visit behavior

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Conceptual modeling of child temperament, emotional and behavioral problems, and parenting style in relation to children’s oral health and dental visit behavior

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