Abstract
The purpose of this survey study was to evaluate a model of body image influences on indoor tanning behavior. Participants were 823 young adult women recruited from a probability-based web panel in the United States. Consistent with our hypothesized model, tanning-related sociocultural experiences were indirectly associated with lifetime indoor tanning use and intentions to tan as mediated through tan surveillance and tan dissatisfaction. Findings suggest the need for targeting body image constructs as mechanisms of behavior change in indoor tanning behavioral interventions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1582-1590 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© SAGE Publications.
Keywords
- body image
- indoor tanning
- melanoma
- skin cancer
- sunbed
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology