UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Social media use and indoor tanning among a national sample of young adult nonHispanic white women: A cross-sectional study
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine; UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center
Publication Date
2016-07-01
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Disciplines
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Dermatology | Social Media | Women's Health
Abstract
To the Editor: Online social media sites are increasingly used in public health efforts 1 and may represent a valuable avenue to target messages discouraging use of indoor tanning (IT) beds to young women, a group with high levels of engagement in social media and the highest rates of IT.2 This study aimed to examine the association between use of social media sites and IT behavior.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.jaad.2016.01.043
Source
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Jul;75(1):218-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.01.043. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
PubMed ID
27317521
Repository Citation
Stapleton JL, Hillhouse JJ, Coups EJ, Pagoto SL. (2016). Social media use and indoor tanning among a national sample of young adult nonHispanic white women: A cross-sectional study. UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2016.01.043. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1078