Logo image
Back
Contextual Factors, Indoor Tanning, and Tanning Dependence in Young Women
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

Contextual Factors, Indoor Tanning, and Tanning Dependence in Young Women

Carolyn Heckman, Susan Darlow, Jacqueline Kloss, Teja Munshi and Sharon Manne
American journal of health behavior, v 39(3), pp 372-379
01 May 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.39.3.10
PMID: 25741682
Featured in Collection :   UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
url
https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4467877View
Accepted (AM)Open Access (License Unspecified),  Open

Abstract

Indoor Tanning Tanning Dependence Young Adult Women
Objectives: To investigate the association of contextual factors such as cost, tanning accessibility, regulations, or marketing and indoor tanning or tanning dependence. Methods: One hundred thirty-nine college-aged female indoor tanners completed a questionnaire between 2009 and 2011. Results: Higher scores on tanning dependence and assessment in the spring/summer (versus the fall/winter) were associated with more frequent indoor tanning in the last 30 days (ps < .05). More frequent indoor tanning, greater session length, and more trouble paying for tanning were associated with higher scores on tanning dependence (ps < .05). Conclusions: Public health research and practice could benefit from attention to such contextual factors as tanning cost and regulations regarding session length.

Metrics

10 Record Views
11 citations in Web of Science
11 citations in Scopus

Details

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#3 Good Health and Well-Being

InCites Highlights

Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:

Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
Web of Science research areas
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Logo image