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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine 4/2017

08-02-2017

Friendly tanning: young adults’ engagement with friends around indoor tanning

Auteurs: Vivian M. Rodríguez, Casey L. Daniel, Brooke Foucault Welles, Alan C. Geller, Jennifer L. Hay

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 4/2017

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Abstract

Indoor tanning (IT), particularly during early adulthood, increases risk for melanoma and is exceedingly common among youth. Social influence, including social norms, promotes IT but little is known about young adults’ engagement with friends around tanning. We examined IT behaviors and tanning-related communication with friends at three universities. Of 837 participants, 261 (31%) reported ever tanning (90% female, 85% White). Of those, 113 (43%) were former tanners and 148 (57%) current tanners. Current tanners reported more social tanning and discussions with friends about tanning, more frequent outdoor tanning, high propensity to tan, and greater lifetime IT exposure than former tanners. Risks-to-benefits discussion ratios were greater for former tanners. In adjusted analyses, current tanners were more likely to make plans to tan and to talk about tanning benefits with friends. Findings confirm IT is a social experience. Future work should examine social tanning’s role in the promotion and reduction of IT among youth.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Friendly tanning: young adults’ engagement with friends around indoor tanning
Auteurs
Vivian M. Rodríguez
Casey L. Daniel
Brooke Foucault Welles
Alan C. Geller
Jennifer L. Hay
Publicatiedatum
08-02-2017
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-017-9832-4

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