title: Body-tanning attitudes among female college students.
abstract: This study investigated the attitudes of body-tanning behaviors: suntanning, tanning bed, tanning spray, and sunless tanning product use. Data collected from 208 female college students (M age = 19.8 yr., SD = 2.0; M weight = 63.3 kg, SD = 2.0; M height = 165.9 cm, SD = 8.1) online. The questionnaire comprised four constructs: appearance-based, health-based, and emotion-based tanning attitudes, and body-tanning behaviors. Both appearance-based and emotion-based pro-tanning attitudes were associated with significantly higher body-tanning behaviors. However, health-based pro-tanning attitudes did not significantly affect body-tanning behaviors. The results from both UV- and non-UV exposure-related tanning behaviors provide future intervention strategies, such as establishing a positive body image without a tan and identifying negative emotional consequences as a result of tanning.
authors.forename: Jeong-Ju
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Won-Moo
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055108:Sunbathing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult