‘My friends love to tan’: examining sensation seeking and the mediating role of association with friends who use tanning beds on tanning bed use intentions

Smita C Banerjee; Kathryn Greene; Zhanna Bagdasarov; Shelly Campo

doi:10.1093/her/cyp035

Back

‘My friends love to tan’: examining sensation seeking and the mediating role of association with friends who use tanning beds on tanning bed use intentions

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

‘My friends love to tan’: examining sensation seeking and the mediating role of association with friends who use tanning beds on tanning bed use intentions

Smita C Banerjee, Kathryn Greene, Zhanna Bagdasarov and Shelly Campo

Health education research, Vol.24(6), pp.989-998

12/01/2009

DOI: 10.1093/her/cyp035

PMID: 19574406

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyp035View

Published (Version of record) Open Access

Abstract

Abstract This paper explored how sensation seeking contributes to the likelihood of tanning bed use intentions both directly and indirectly through the way it shapes interaction with peers who use tanning beds and attitudes toward tanning bed. Eight hundred and ninety six (n = 896) male and female college students were recruited for the study. Measured variables included sensation seeking, association with friends who use tanning beds, attitudes toward tanning and tanning bed use intentions. Structural equation modeling was performed to test the hypotheses. In general, results supported the proposed hypotheses and documented that sensation seeking is indirectly associated with tanning bed use intentions through the mediation of association with peers who use tanning beds and attitudes toward tanning. The article discusses theoretical and methodological implications of the findings demonstrating the pathways of influence of sensation seeking on tanning bed use intentions.

Details

Title: Subtitle: ‘My friends love to tan’: examining sensation seeking and the mediating role of association with friends who use tanning beds on tanning bed use intentions
Creators: Smita C Banerjee - Communication and Health Issues Partnership for Education and Research
Kathryn Greene - Department of Communication, Rutgers University, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Zhanna Bagdasarov - Department of Communication, Rutgers University, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Shelly Campo - Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Health education research, Vol.24(6), pp.989-998
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyp035
PMID: 19574406
NLM abbreviation: Health Educ Res
ISSN: 0268-1153
eISSN: 1465-3648
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000002, name: NIH
Language: English
Date published: 12/01/2009
Academic Unit: Graduate College Admin and Gen; Communication Studies; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984063110202771

Metrics

15 Record Views

19 Times Cited - Web of Science