title: Sociocultural experiences, body image, and indoor tanning among young adult women.
abstract: The purpose of this survey study was to evaluate a model of body image influences on indoor tanning behavior. Participants were 823 young adult women recruited from a probability-based web panel in the United States. Consistent with our hypothesized model, tanning-related sociocultural experiences were indirectly associated with lifetime indoor tanning use and intentions to tan as mediated through tan surveillance and tan dissatisfaction. Findings suggest the need for targeting body image constructs as mechanisms of behavior change in indoor tanning behavioral interventions.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Jerod L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Manne
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Darabos
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Shawna V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Elliot J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Coups
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D055108:Sunbathing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: body image; indoor tanning; melanoma; skin cancer; sunbed