Social norms information enhances the efficacy of an appearance-based sun protection intervention

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-329

  Mahler, Heike I M ^a,c   Kulik, James A ^a   Butler, Heather A ^a   Gerrard, Meg ^b   Gibbons, Frederick X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Normative information; Photoaging; Skin cancer; Sun protection; USA; UV photos

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

AGING; CANCER; PHOTOGRAPH; SKIN DISORDER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHOTOAGING; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN PROTECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SUNBURN;

EID: 44649192355     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.037     Document Type: Article

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