Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: To understand young people’s low levels of sun protection behaviour, 145 young people (12–20 years) were recruited from Queensland to participate in a one-hour focus group where they discussed issues related to sun protection and images of tanned and non-tanned people. Responses were content analysed to identify common sun protection beliefs and perceptions. Key barriers and motivators for sun protection were identified. Despite young people’s awareness of the advantages of sun protection, health promotion efforts still need to focus on not only reducing beliefs about the costs of performing sun protection but also on decreasing the positive view of tanned images among youth.
Language: English
Topic: Skin Protection and Aging
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Queensland Health
OpenAlex ID: W1577094487