Abstract
Objective: To evaluate Fishbein's integrative model in predicting young adults' skin protection, sun exposure, and indoor tanning intentions. Methods: Two hundred twelve participants completed an online survey. Results: Damage distress, self-efficacy, and perceived control accounted for 34% of the variance in skin protection intentions. Outcome beliefs and low selfefficacy for sun avoidance accounted for 25% of the variance in sun exposure intentions. Perceived damage, outcome evaluation, norms, and indoor tanning prototype accounted for 32% of the variance in indoor tanning intentions. Conclusions: Future research should investigate whether these variables predict exposure and protection behaviors and whether intervening can reduce young adults' skin cancer risk behaviors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 699-711 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2011 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Female
- Health Behavior
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Intention
- Male
- Motivation
- Risk-Taking
- Self Efficacy
- Skin Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Sunburn/drug therapy
- Sunscreening Agents/therapeutic use
- Young Adult
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