Tanning and beauty

Mother and teenage daughters in discussion

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7464757
AutoresJennifer L Hay (0000-0002-3492-9331, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, autor correspondente), Alan C Geller (0000-0003-3060-5513, Harvard School of Public Health), Maria Schoenhammer (Adelphi University), Mallorie Gordon (0000-0002-8853-5426, New School), Marilyn Bishop (The Framingham School District, USA), Elyse Shuk (0000-0003-2672-8473, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Susan A Oliveria, Susan Oliveria (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Allan C Halpern (0000-0001-7320-1901, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
Ano2014
Volume21
Fascículo7
Páginas1261-1270
Data de publicação2014-10-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105314551621
PMID25318997
OpenAlexW2312654790
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas34

Tanning increases dramatically through the teenage years, but the family context of this health risk behavior is relatively unstudied. We conducted videotaped conversations between teenage girls (10th and 11th grade) and their mothers. We developed a coding system for discussion content and highlight findings including inadequate knowledge concerning the harms of tanning and positive views of outdoor tanning over indoor tanning, yet agreement that all tans are attractive. Many teens believed that indoor tanning is sometimes necessary to achieve the tanned look. These findings can usefully guide intervention development regarding the harms of all tanning, rather than indoor or outdoor tanning specifically

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