Knowledge, attitudes and reported behaviours relevant to sun protection and suntanning in adolescents
| Autor: | Ron Borland, Marita Broadstock, David J. Hill |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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integumentary system
Sun protection Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Survey result General Medicine General Chemistry Skin sensitivity medicine.disease Developmental psychology Health promotion medicine Skin cancer skin and connective tissue diseases Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology Suntanning Skin damage |
| Zdroj: | Psychology & Health. 11:527-539 |
| ISSN: | 1476-8321 0887-0446 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08870449608401987 |
| Popis: | Adolescence is a risk period for skin damage that may lead to skin cancer. The present study measured knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and usual self-reported behaviour relevant to sun protection and suntanning among a representative sample of 4721 secondary school students in Victoria, Australia. Using a cross-sectional design, the study investigated how the above variables varied across age group, sex, and self-rated skin sensitivity to the sun. Survey results indicate that students were highly aware of sun protection issues, that attitudes toward sun protection methods were generally positive but so were attitudes toward suntans. Those more likely to burn were more likely to hold positive attitudes to sun protection and to report sun protective behaviours. Girls, whilst generally being more knowledgeable and more pro sun-protection in their attitudes, than boys, still desired a darker tan than boys. Despite sun protection knowledge increasing with age, 15 year olds generally had attitudes and re... |
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