College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Skinvest, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 23;18(19):9989. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18199989.
Despite substantially higher skin cancer risks, little research has investigated men's attitudes about skin cancer and how those attitudes relate to their risks of developing skin cancer. This study aims to close the gap in research, regarding men's perceptions and behaviors about skin cancer, sun exposure, and tanning. This study utilized a cross-sectional survey of 705 men recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), reporting attitudes and behaviors towards sun exposure, tanning, and sun protection. While the majority of men reported large daily outdoor activities, that their skin frequently burns with sun exposure, and riskier perceptions of tanning, only a minority reported daily use of sunscreen or most other sun protective behaviors. More sun protection methods were associated with more frequent use of sunscreen and less positive tanning perceptions. Men consistently engaged in high-risk behaviors for developing skin cancer, but they did not engage highly in protective behaviors to mitigate their risk. The findings can help improve clinical and public health interventions to lower men's risk of skin cancer with strong messages about sunscreen use and sun protective methods.
尽管皮肤癌风险大大增加，但很少有研究调查男性对皮肤癌的态度，以及这些态度与他们患皮肤癌的风险有何关系。本研究旨在填补关于男性对皮肤癌、阳光暴露和晒黑的看法和行为的研究空白。本研究利用从亚马逊 Mechanical Turk（MTurk）招募的 705 名男性的横断面调查，报告了他们对阳光暴露、晒黑和防晒的态度和行为。尽管大多数男性报告说每天都有大量的户外活动，他们的皮肤经常因阳光暴露而灼伤，对晒黑的看法也更具风险，但只有少数人报告每天使用防晒霜或大多数其他防晒行为。更多的防晒方法与更频繁地使用防晒霜和对晒黑的看法更积极有关。男性经常从事可能导致皮肤癌的高风险行为，但他们并没有采取高度的保护措施来降低风险。这些发现可以帮助改善临床和公共卫生干预措施，通过强调使用防晒霜和防晒方法来降低男性患皮肤癌的风险。
