Indoor tanning and problem behavior |
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Authors: | Bagdasarov Zhanna Banerjee Smita Greene Kathryn Campo Shelly |
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Institution: | Department of Communication, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. zbagdasa@rci.rutgers.edu |
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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. |
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