Effects of photoaging information and UV photo on sun protection intentions and behaviours: A cross-regional comparison

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1009-1031

  Mahler, Heike I M ^a   Kulik, James A ^b   Gerrard, Meg ^c   Gibbons, Frederick X ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

photoaging; skin cancer; spectrophotometry; sun protection; UV photos

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; IOWA; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN AGING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886882409     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.777966     Document Type: Article

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