Testing a Social Cognitive Theory-Based Model of Indoor Tanning: Implications for Skin Cancer Prevention Messages

Health Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 164-174

  Noar, Seth M ^a,b   Myrick, Jessica Gall ^c   Zeitany, Alexandra ^d   Kelley, Dannielle ^a   Morales Pico, Brenda ^d   Thomas, Nancy E ^b,d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; SUNBATHING; YOUNG ADULT;

COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL THEORY; SUNBATHING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914141431     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.974125     Document Type: Article

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