Peer crowd identification and indoor artificial UV tanning behavioral tendencies

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 940-945

  Stapleton, Jerod ^a   Turrisi, Rob ^a   Hillhouse, Joel ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial tanning; Attitudes; Peer crowd; Skin cancer; Tanning salons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SKIN CANCER; STUDENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51649121334     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308095068     Document Type: Article

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