In-group rationalizations of risk and indoor tanning: A textual analysis of an online forum

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 627-636

  Carcioppolo, Nick ^a   Chudnovskaya, Elena V ^a   Gonzalez, Andrea Martinez ^b   Stephan, Tyler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Indoor tanning; Message board analysis; Risk perceptions; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; RATIONALIZATION; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING;

EID: 84977073729     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662514564930     Document Type: Article

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