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A Preliminary Investigation of the Predictors of Tanning Dependence

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To investigate possible predictors of tanning dependence including demographic variables, exposure and protective behaviors, and other health-related behaviors. METHODS: This study consisted of an online survey of 400 students and other volunteers from a university community. RESULTS: Twenty-seven percent of the sample was classified as tanning dependent. Tanning dependence was predicted by ethnicity and skin type, indoor and outdoor tanning and burning, and lower skin protective behaviors, as well as smoking and body mass index. CONCLUSIONS: Young adults are at risk for tanning dependence, which can be predicted by specific demographic and behavioral variables.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.32.5.1

Author: Carolyn Heckman

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health

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