Hamilton Kyra, Kirkpatrick Aaron, Rebar Amanda, Hagger Martin S
School of Applied Psychology, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University.
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University.
Health Psychol. 2017 Sep;36(9):916-926. doi: 10.1037/hea0000533. Epub 2017 Jul 20.
Childhood sun exposure increases risk of skin cancer in later life. Parents of young children play an important role in minimizing childhood sun exposure. The aim of the current study was to identify the motivational, volitional, and implicit antecedents of parents' sun-protective behaviors based on an Integrated Behavior Change model.
Parents (N = 373) of 2- to 5-year-old children self-reported their intentions, attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, autonomous and controlled motivation, action plans, habit, and past behaviors with respect to sun-protective behaviors for their children. Two weeks later (n = 273), the parents self-reported their participation in sun-protective behaviors for their child.
Data were analyzed using variance-based structural equation modeling. Results showed significant direct effects of attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and past behavior on intentions, and significant direct effects of autonomous motivation, perceived behavioral control, intentions, action planning, habit, and past behavior on parents' participation in sun-protective behaviors for their child. There were also significant total indirect effects of autonomous motivation on intentions mediated by attitudes and subjective norm.
Current results indicate that parents' sun-protective behaviors toward their children are a function of motivational (autonomous motivation, intentions), volitional (action planning), and implicit (habit) factors. The findings from the current study provide formative data to inform the development of behavior change interventions to increase parents' participation in sun-protective behaviors for their children. (PsycINFO Database Record
儿童时期暴露于阳光下会增加日后患皮肤癌的风险。幼儿的父母在尽量减少儿童时期的阳光暴露方面起着重要作用。本研究的目的是基于综合行为改变模型，确定父母防晒行为的动机、意志和内在前因。
2至5岁儿童的父母（N = 373）自我报告他们对于孩子防晒行为的意图、态度、主观规范、感知行为控制、自主和受控动机、行动计划、习惯以及过去的行为。两周后（n = 273），父母自我报告他们对孩子采取防晒行为的情况。
使用基于方差的结构方程模型对数据进行分析。结果表明，态度、主观规范、感知行为控制和过去的行为对意图有显著的直接影响，自主动机、感知行为控制、意图、行动计划、习惯和过去的行为对父母为孩子采取防晒行为有显著的直接影响。自主动机通过态度和主观规范对意图也有显著的总间接影响。
目前的结果表明，父母对孩子的防晒行为是动机（自主动机、意图）、意志（行动计划）和内在（习惯）因素的函数。本研究的结果提供了形成性数据，为开发行为改变干预措施提供信息，以增加父母对孩子防晒行为的参与度。（PsycINFO数据库记录
