Predictors of summer sun safety practice intentions among rural high school students

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 412-419

  Cho, Hyunyi ^a   Sands, Laura P ^b   Wilson, Kari M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Rural; Skin cancer; Sun safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUNBURN;

EID: 77950344379     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.34.4.3     Document Type: Article

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