The role of risk perception in explaining parental sunscreen use

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1342-1358

  de Vries, Hein ^a   van Osch, Liesbeth ^a   Eijmael, Kim ^a   Smerecnik, Chris ^a   Candel, Math ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health Belief Model; I Change Model; Protection Motivation Theory; risk perception; skin cancer

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84867214724     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.684059     Document Type: Article

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