Beyond the usual suspects: Target group- and behavior-specific factors add to a theory-based sun protection intervention for teenagers

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 508-519

  Schüz, Natalie ^a,b   Eid, Michael ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Appearance; Intervention; Skin cancer; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84884210070     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9445-x     Document Type: Article

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