Sun protection as a family health project in families with adolescents.
This study examined sun protection in families with adolescents from an action-theoretical perspective. Interview data were collected from 20 families about their attitudes and behaviors around sunbathing and sun protection. The data support the understanding of project as joint goal-directed action over time as the basis on which these behaviors are organized in families. Families used the language of goal-directed action to discuss family sun protection. Differences between families with focused and diffuse sun-protection projects are identified. Sun protection in families as one part of an array of family goal-directed actions and projects has implications for health promotion.
Young
Richard A
RA
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia, Canada. richard.young@ubc.ca
Logan
Corinne
C
Lovato
Chris Y
CY
Moffat
Barbara
B
Shoveller
Jean A
JA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013471:Sunburn / Q000517:prevention & control*