外表、朋友和感觉：对年轻女性情感关联和室内晒黑频率的两项研究探索。
Appearance, Friends, and Feelings: A Two-Study Exploration of Young Women's Emotional Associations and Indoor Tanning Frequency.
机构信息
The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA.
出版信息
Int J Behav Med. 2021 Dec;28(6):705-714. doi: 10.1007/s12529-021-09968-y. Epub 2021 Apr 6.
BACKGROUND
Knowledge of its potential cancer risk is often not enough to motivate individuals to avoid indoor tanning. Previous research has found that emotions toward indoor tanning and appearance motivations may prompt people to continue despite the risks.
METHODS
We conducted two online surveys of US young adult women. Study one included a convenience sample of female undergraduates (N = 502) at a university in the northwestern USA. Study two included young women from a nationwide US online panel (N = 270).
RESULTS
Results suggest that emotional associations, both positive and negative, with indoor tanning explain greater variances in indoor tanning behavior than demographics and previously established psychosocial predictors of tanning alone. Appearance motivations were also positively associated with indoor tanning in both samples.
CONCLUSIONS
This research has implications for health care providers and health communicators, as indoor tanning prevention messages and campaigns should consider the association between both positive and negative emotions on tanning behaviors as well as appearance motivations.
背景
人们对室内晒黑可能致癌的认识往往不足以促使他们避免室内晒黑。先前的研究发现，对室内晒黑的情绪和外表动机可能会促使人们不顾风险继续晒黑。
方法
我们对美国年轻成年女性进行了两项在线调查。第一项研究包括美国西北部一所大学的女性本科生的便利样本（N=502）。第二项研究包括来自美国全国在线小组的年轻女性（N=270）。
结果
研究结果表明，与室内晒黑相关的积极和消极情绪关联比人口统计学和以前确定的晒黑的社会心理预测因素更能解释室内晒黑行为的差异。在两个样本中，外表动机也与室内晒黑呈正相关。
结论
这项研究对医疗保健提供者和健康传播者具有意义，因为室内晒黑预防信息和运动应考虑到积极和消极情绪与晒黑行为以及外表动机之间的关联。
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