Department of Psychology, San Diego State University.
Health Psychol. 2018 Jan;37(1):24-27. doi: 10.1037/hea0000562. Epub 2017 Oct 2.
To examine the association between depressive symptoms and indoor tanning among U.S. Hispanic adolescents.
Data were collected from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). In the current study, only Hispanic adolescents were included, which yielded a total weighted sample of 2,667 (men: N = 1,368; women: N = 1,299). Gender was also explored as a moderator in the association between depressive symptoms (sadness or hopelessness and suicidality) and indoor tanning. Logistic regressions were used, with past 12 month indoor tanning behavior (0 vs. 1 or more sessions) entered as the dependent variable.
Across gender, sadness or hopelessness was associated with increased odds of indoor tanning (OR = 1.8, 95% CI [1.2, 3.0], p = .01); however, gender significantly moderated the association between suicidality and indoor tanning. Simple slope analyses revealed that suicidality was significantly associated with increased odds of indoor tanning only among boys (OR = 4.0, 95% CI [2.1, 7.5], p = .001) whereas a nonsignificant association was found among girls (OR = 0.8, 95% CI [0.4, 1.8], p = .65).
Results suggest there is a differential relationship between suicidality and indoor tanning as function of gender among U.S. Hispanic adolescents. Skin cancer prevention programs for Hispanic youth may wish to consider the role of gender and negative affect in targeted campaigns. (PsycINFO Database Record
探讨美国西班牙裔青少年抑郁症状与室内晒黑之间的关系。
数据来自 2015 年青少年风险行为调查（YRBS）。本研究仅纳入西班牙裔青少年，共纳入 2667 名加权总样本（男生：N=1368；女生：N=1299）。还探讨了性别在抑郁症状（悲伤或绝望和自杀意念）与室内晒黑之间的关系中的调节作用。采用 logistic 回归，将过去 12 个月的室内晒黑行为（0 次与 1 次或更多次）作为因变量。
在性别之间，悲伤或绝望与室内晒黑的几率增加有关（OR=1.8，95%CI[1.2,3.0]，p=.01）；然而，性别显著调节了自杀意念与室内晒黑之间的关系。简单斜率分析表明，只有在男孩中，自杀意念与室内晒黑的几率增加显著相关（OR=4.0，95%CI[2.1,7.5]，p=.001），而在女孩中则没有显著关联（OR=0.8，95%CI[0.4,1.8]，p=.65）。
结果表明，在美国西班牙裔青少年中，自杀意念与室内晒黑之间的关系存在性别差异。针对西班牙裔青少年的皮肤癌预防计划可能需要考虑性别和负性情绪在针对性运动中的作用。
