Summary. The reliability and validity of the Dental Fear Survey Schedule for Children (DFSS‐C) was examined in a sample of 828 school children in Finland. The DFSS‐C mean was 22·1. Choking, injections and drilling were the most common fears. Internal consistency indicated a high level of reliability. Factor analysis (principal components, varimax rotation) found three factors accounting for 54% of the scale variance. Factors were defined as (1) fear of highly invasive procedures, such as injections and drilling; (2) fear of potential victimization, including fear of strangers, choking and hospitals; and (3) fear of less invasive procedures, such as opening the mouth and being examined by the dentist. The factor pattern was similar to results obtained with a sample of children in the United States. There were significant differences in fear score for children whose parents reported them fearful and/or reported them to have had a previous bad experience at the dentist. Boys (but not girls) who had a DMFT score of at least 1 had a significantly higher mean DFSS‐C score (21·1) than those who were caries free (20·0). These data suggest the DFSS‐C operates in Finland as it does in the United States, but that culture‐specific minimal scores for determining high dental fear are needed. Résumé. La fiabilité et la validité de l'échelle de mesure de la dentaire chez les enfants (DFSS‐C) ont été étudiées chez un échantillon de 828 écoliers de Finlande. Le DFSS‐C moyen était de 22,1. Les peurs les plus fréquentes étaient celle de s'étrangler, de la piqûre et de la fraise. Un haut niveau de fiabilité a été trouvé. l'analyse factorielle a montré trois facteurs comptant pour 54% dans l'échelle de variance. Les facteurs étaient définis comme suit: (1) peur des procédures invasives comme les piqûres ou le fraisage; (2) peurs de sévices potentiels incluant la peur des étrangers, de l'étouffement et des hôpitaux; (3) peurs de procédures moins invasives telles que ouvrir la bouche et être examiné par un dentiste. Les résultats étaient similaries à ceux obtenus chez un groupe d'enfants aux Etats‐Unis. Il y avait des différences significatives en ce qui concerne la peur pour les enfants dont les parents souffraient eux‐même de peur ou avaient eu des expériences difficiles chez le dentiste. Les garçons, mais non les filles, qui avaient un indice CAO d'au moins 1, avaient un indice moyen DFSS‐C significativement plus élevé (21,1) que ceux qui étaient sans caries (20,0) Zusammenfassung. Die Zuverlässigkeit und der Wert des “DFSS‐C” (für Angst) wurden als Probe von 828 Schulkindern in Finland untersucht. Der DFSS‐C Durchshnitt war 22,1. Ersticken, Spritzen und Bohren waren am meisten gefürchtet. Interne Übereinstimmung besagt ein Hochstand an Zuverlässigkeit. Die Analyse der Faktoren (wichtigste Bestandteile, …) hat 3 Faktoren die für die 54% Schwankungen der Skala verantwortlich sind, gefunden. Die Faktoren wurden definiert als: (1) Angst vor stark schädigenden Verfahren wie z.B.Spritzen und Bohren, (2) Angst vor erth. Schädigung inkl. A...

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This study focuses on social sustainability of music events in adolescents’ lives through their perceptions and own words as they describe their live music experiences. Scrutinizing music event attendance from the social sustainability perspective demonstrates that the cultural content per se is not as meaningful as the social network that comes together in such events. The research questions were: How is social sustainability manifested in adolescents’ music event attendance, and what are the implications? The research data comprised the results of a web survey directed at 15–18 year old adolescents. Bonding and bridging, as well as the sense of community, were present in adolescents’ descriptions of live music experiences, producing various forms of well-being effects. The sense of belonging was almost missing from the narratives, which suggests that how adolescents consume music has a decaying interest in the grassroots culture that fosters the sense of belonging. This has major implications for the development of popular culture.