Facilitating Sunscreen Use Among Chinese Young Adults: Less-Motivated Persons Benefit from a Planning Intervention

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 443-451

  Zhou, Guangyu ^a   Zhang, Liang ^b   Knoll, Nina ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LONGYAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action planning; Coping planning; Intention; Self regulation; Sunscreen use

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939136691     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-014-9458-7     Document Type: Article

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