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August 8, 2026CureusOpen Access

Social Support-Seeking Behaviours in an Online Support Group for Dental Anxiety: A Content Analysis

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MAMahdy Alshemmari

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Overview

Content analysis reveals types of social support sought in an online support group for dental anxiety, suggesting implications for peer interventions.

Key Points

  • This study assesses the types and frequencies of social support sought by individuals with dental anxiety in an online support group.
  • Content analysis of 271 threads from the Dental Fear Central forum across 2022 to 2024
  • Categorized statements using a modified social support behaviour code framework
  • Analyzed both qualitative and quantitative data from publicly available posts
  • Most frequent support type was sharing personal experiences (n = 284; 53.4%)
  • Followed by seeking informational support (n = 165; 31.1%) and emotional support (n = 52; 9.8%)
  • Other support types included encouragement (n = 16; 3.0%) and expressions of care (n = 8; 1.5%) with no esteem support noted.

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Mahdy Alshemmari (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76da64f12abadc79814a8fhttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114036
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