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- Title
BODY-TANNING AND ITS RELATIONSHIPS TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND PLASTIC SURGERY.
- Authors
Jeong-Ju Yoo; Hye-Young Kim
- Abstract
This study explored the association between tanning behaviors and individuals' intentions to exhibit unhealthy weight management behaviors and undergo plastic surgery. 353 female college students with an average age of 20.5 years participated in this study. Weight management behaviors (i.e., diet pill use, diuretics use, and weight lifting) and plastic surgery (i.e., Botox and nose reshaping) were predicted by indoor tanning and the use of sunless tanning products. Health educators and practitioners need to develop interventions and prevention programs about tanning, with an emphasis on healthy body images.
- Subjects
SUNTAN; REGULATION of body weight; PLASTIC surgery; HEALTH status indicators; BODY image
- Publication
American Journal of Health Studies, 2017, Vol 32, Issue 3, p156
- ISSN
1090-0500
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.47779/ajhs.2017.84