Psychosocial correlates of frequent indoor tanning among adolescent boys

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 259-262

  Blashill, Aaron J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent boys; Eating pathology; Indoor tanning; Skin cancer; Steroids; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SUNBATHING; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUNBATHING; TANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875090374     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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