Sun protection motivational stages and behavior: skin cancer risk profiles
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral MedicineDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2004-12-01Keywords
AdultCluster Analysis
Female
*Health Behavior
*Health Promotion
Humans
Male
*Motivation
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms
Sunburn
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Preventive Medicine
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OBJECTIVE: To create skin cancer risk profiles that could be used to predict sun protection among Midwest beachgoers. METHOD: Cluster analysis was used with study participants (N=239), who provided information about sun protection motivation and behavior, perceived risk, burn potential, and tan importance. Participants were clustered according to their risk profiles; 4 distinct risk profiles emerged. RESULTS: Analyses revealed that risk profiles were significantly different on sun protection motivation and behavior and marginally different in terms of sun tanning behavior. CONCLUSION: Given the complexity of risk factors, an examination of clusters, rather than factors in isolation, may more accurately depict sun protection behavior.Source
Am J Health Behav. 2004 Nov-Dec;28(6):531-41.Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44683PubMed ID
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