The Social Psychology of Tanning and Sunscreen Use: Self‐Presentational Motives as a Predictor of Health Risk

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 1993, Pages 1390-1406

  Leary, Mark R ^a   Jones, Jody L ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 84991184512     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1993.tb01039.x     Document Type: Article

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