Hamilton Kyra, Kirkpatrick Aaron, Rebar Amanda, White Katherine M, Hagger Martin S
School of Applied Psychology, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Psychooncology. 2017 Dec;26(12):2135-2141. doi: 10.1002/pon.4434. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
To examine the role of parental beliefs, roles, and anticipated regret toward performing childhood sun-protective behaviours.
Parents (N = 230; 174 mothers, 56 fathers), recruited using a nonrandom convenience sample, of at least 1 child aged between 2 and 5 years completed an initial questionnaire assessing demographics and past behaviour as well as theory of planned behaviour global (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioural control) and belief-based (behavioural, normative, and control beliefs) measures, role construction, and anticipated regret regarding their intention and behaviour to protect their child from the sun. Two weeks later, participants completed a follow-up questionnaire assessing their sun protection of their child during the previous 2 weeks.
Hierarchical multiple regression analysis identified attitude, perceived behavioural control, role construction, anticipated regret, past behaviour, and a normative belief ("current partner/other family members") as significant predictors of parents' intention to participate in sun-protective behaviour for their child. Intention and past behaviour were significant predictors of parents' follow-up sun-protective behaviour. The regression models explained 64% and 36% of the variance in intention and behaviour, respectively.
The findings of this study highlight the importance of anticipated regret and role-related beliefs alongside personal, normative, and control beliefs in determining parents' intentional sun-protective behaviour for their children. Findings may inform the development of parent- and community-based sun protection intervention programs to promote parents' sun-safety behaviours for their children to prevent future skin cancer incidence.
探讨父母的信念、角色以及对采取儿童防晒行为的预期遗憾所起的作用。
采用非随机便利抽样法招募了至少有一名2至5岁孩子的父母（N = 230；174名母亲，56名父亲），他们完成了一份初始问卷，评估人口统计学特征、过去的行为以及计划行为理论的总体（态度、主观规范和感知行为控制）和基于信念（行为、规范和控制信念）的测量、角色构建，以及他们在保护孩子免受阳光照射方面的意图和行为的预期遗憾。两周后，参与者完成了一份后续问卷，评估他们在前两周对孩子的防晒情况。
分层多元回归分析确定态度、感知行为控制、角色构建、预期遗憾、过去的行为以及一种规范信念（“当前伴侣/其他家庭成员”）是父母为孩子采取防晒行为意图的重要预测因素。意图和过去的行为是父母后续防晒行为的重要预测因素。回归模型分别解释了意图和行为中64%和36%的方差。
本研究结果强调了预期遗憾和与角色相关的信念，以及个人、规范和控制信念在决定父母为孩子有意采取防晒行为方面的重要性。研究结果可为制定以父母和社区为基础的防晒干预计划提供参考，以促进父母为孩子采取防晒安全行为，预防未来皮肤癌的发生。
