Facilitating sunscreen use in women by a theory-based online intervention: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-216

  Craciun, Catrinel ^a,b   Schüz, Natalie ^a   Lippke, Sonia ^d   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^d JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

action planning; coping planning; randomized controlled trial; self efficacy; sunscreen use

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN TUMOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857855910     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311414955     Document Type: Article

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