Journal article
Indoor Tanning and Problem Behavior
Journal of American college health, Vol.56(5), pp.555-562
03/01/2008
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.56.5.555-562
PMID: 18400668
Abstract
Objective: The authors examined factors predicting college students' use of tanning beds. Participants and Methods: Undergraduate students (N = 745) at a large Northeastern university participated in the study by answering a survey measuring tanning behavior and other psychosocial variables, including sensation seeking, self-esteem, tanning image beliefs, and friends' tanning bed use. Results: All 3 systems from problem behavior theory predicted past tanning bed use and intention to use tanning beds. The authors observed a positive association between sensation seeking and intention to use tanning beds. Tanning image beliefs were positively associated with both past tanning behavior and intention to use tanning beds. Conclusions: Interventions focusing on friend and acquaintance social network influences may be more effective than health-risk campaigns in reducing tanning bed use.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Indoor Tanning and Problem Behavior
- Creators
- Zhanna Bagdasarov - Department of Communication, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJSmita Banerjee - Communication Studies Department, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJKathryn Greene - Department of Communication, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJShelly Campo - Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of American college health, Vol.56(5), pp.555-562
- Publisher
- Heldref
- DOI
- 10.3200/JACH.56.5.555-562
- PMID
- 18400668
- ISSN
- 0744-8481
- eISSN
- 1940-3208
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Graduate College Admin and Gen; Communication Studies; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984064182002771
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