Carcioppolo Nick, Chudnovskaya Elena V, Martinez Gonzalez Andrea, Stephan Tyler
University of Miami, USAUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USAUniversity of Miami, USA
University of Miami, USA.
Public Underst Sci. 2016 Jul;25(5):627-36. doi: 10.1177/0963662514564930. Epub 2014 Dec 30.
Unlike other health behaviors, there does not appear to be a strong relationship between perceived skin cancer risk and reduction or cessation of indoor tanning bed use. This study seeks to address this inconsistency by determining how indoor tanning bed users rationalize skin cancer risk with their tanning behavior. Qualitative textual analysis of indoor tanning message board posts (N = 330) revealed varied perceptions of risk, including acknowledging the risk of indoor tanning; denying or downplaying risk, often citing perceived health benefits associated with tanning; blaming outside forces for cancer, such as lotion or genetics; and fatalistic beliefs about cancer. These results highlight the nuanced relationship between perceived skin cancer risk and indoor tanning bed use.
与其他健康行为不同，在对皮肤癌风险的认知与减少或停止使用室内晒黑床之间，似乎并没有紧密的关联。本研究旨在通过确定室内晒黑床使用者如何将皮肤癌风险与他们的晒黑行为合理化，来解决这一矛盾之处。对室内晒黑留言板帖子（N = 330）进行的定性文本分析揭示了对风险的不同认知，包括承认室内晒黑的风险；否认或淡化风险，常提及与晒黑相关的感知到的健康益处；将癌症归咎于外部因素，如乳液或基因；以及对癌症的宿命论信念。这些结果凸显了对皮肤癌风险的认知与室内晒黑床使用之间的微妙关系。
