title: The Development and Validation of the Mood-based Indoor Tanning Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Research indicates that mood-based motivations may be an important predictor of indoor tanning bed use and may be related to indoor tanning dependence. Problematically, little research has been conducted to develop a psychometric measure of mood-based tanning motivations. The current study seeks to develop and validate the moodbased indoor tanning scale (MITS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Two studies were conducted to identify and verify the MITS factor structure as well as assess construct validity. Study 1 was conducted at 5 geographically diverse universities in the United States. Study 2 was conducted by using a national online sample in the United States.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results from study 1 specified the factor structure of the MITS. Results from study 2 suggest that a one-point increase in the MITS measure corresponds with using indoor tanning beds 11 more times in the past year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings demonstrate that moodbased tanning motivations are a strong predictor of indoor tanning intentions and behavior. Further, they suggest that health behavior researchers and healthcare practitioners can use the MITS to assess the extent to which mood-based motivations impact indoor tanning bed use.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carcioppolo
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
authors.forename: Yixin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Communications, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
authors.forename: Kevin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Research Assistant, Department of Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
authors.forename: Andrea Martinez
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
authors.forename: Andy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL;, Email: n.carcioppolo@miami.edu.
authors.forename: Shasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D055108:Sunbathing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult