title: Psychosocial correlates of frequent indoor tanning among adolescent boys.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to assess psychosocial correlates (i.e., perceived weight, weight control strategies, substance use, and victimization) of frequent indoor tanning in adolescent boys-a group at high risk for developing skin cancer. Participants (N=7,907) were drawn from a nationally representative sample of adolescent boys attending high school in the United States. Binary logistic regression revealed that extreme weight control strategies, particularly steroid use (odds ratio=3.67) and compensatory vomiting (odds ratio=2.34), along with substance use and victimization, were significantly related to frequent indoor tanning. These results highlight the role of appearance-changing, and health-risk behaviors in the context of frequent indoor tanning. Skin cancer prevention interventions may benefit from adopting approaches that integrate the treatment of body dissatisfaction and subsequent maladaptive behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ablashill@partners.org
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Blashill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001835:Body Weight; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D055108:Sunbathing / Q000523:psychology*; D013633:Tanning / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States