TY - JOUR
AU - Aiken, Leona S.
AB - A psychosocial model of sun protection and sunbathing as distinct behaviors was developed on 202 young Caucasian women and replicated in an independent sample (n = 207). Proximal outcomes were intention to sun protect and intention to sunbathe; distal outcomes included sun protection and sunbathing behavior measured 5 months later. Objective risk for skin cancer plus 4 classes of psychosocial variables (sun-protective health beliefs, self-efficacy for sun protection, attitudes toward sunbathing, and norms for sunbathing and sun protection) served as predictors. Sun-protective norms and self-efficacy for sun protection predicted only intention to sun protect; sunbathing norms predicted only intention to sunbathe. Susceptibility and advantages of tanning predicted both intention constructs, which, in turn, predicted behavior. These findings distinguish sun protection from sunbathing and provide a basis for intervention design.
TI - A Psychosocial Model of Sun Protection and Sunbathing in Young Women: The Impact of Health Beliefs, Attitudes, Norms, and Self-Efficacy for Sun Protection
JF - Health Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0278-6133.19.5.469
DA - 2000-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/a-psychosocial-model-of-sun-protection-and-sunbathing-in-young-women-EE0QK8Zi5N
SP - 469
EP - 478
VL - 19
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -