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- Title
BODY-TANNING ATTITUDES AMONG FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS.
- Authors
JEONG-JU YOO; WON-MOO HUR
- 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 aff ect 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.
- Subjects
WOMEN college students; TANNING (Suntan) beds; BRONZERS (Cosmetics); PSYCHOMETRICS; ULTRAVIOLET radiation; QUESTIONNAIRES; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Psychological Reports, 2014, Vol 114, Issue 2, p585
- ISSN
0033-2941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2466/06.07.PR0.114k21w5