Gender differences in worksite health promotion activities

Predictors of gender differences in sunscreen use and screening outcome among skin cancer screening participants

“…Sunscreen use and teeth-brushing are examples of preventive behaviors with sex appeal, that is, healthy behaviors in which the benefit of an attractive tan and smile may be stronger in women than the need to protect oneself from illness. This notion is also consistent with the finding that women are more likely to join weight-loss programs than men, even when they are not overweight (Spilman, 1988). Additional research on predictors of gender differences in the use of sunscreen, as well as in other health behaviors, is needed to determine the extent to which socialization interacts with biology to effect gender differences in health behavior and to define more clearly its potential role in current health prevention models.…”

Predictors of gender differences in sunscreen use and screening outcome among skin cancer screening participants

“…Sunscreen use and teeth-brushing are examples of preventive behaviors with sex appeal, that is, healthy behaviors in which the benefit of an attractive tan and smile may be stronger in women than the need to protect oneself from illness. This notion is also consistent with the finding that women are more likely to join weight-loss programs than men, even when they are not overweight (Spilman, 1988). Additional research on predictors of gender differences in the use of sunscreen, as well as in other health behaviors, is needed to determine the extent to which socialization interacts with biology to effect gender differences in health behavior and to define more clearly its potential role in current health prevention models.…”

Exploring men’s use of mental health support offered by an Australian Employee Assistance Program (EAP): perspectives from a focus-group study with males working in blue- and white-collar industries

“…This exploratory study sought contemporary evidence that would help us better understand why men do not seek help from their EAP service. Many aspects of the barriers reported by our participants had been previously reported in studies that were conducted in several countries and that date back to 1988 (e.g., [ 29 , 51 ]): general lack of knowledge about the service, stigma associated with its use, issues of trustworthiness and confidentiality, and potential for negative impact on career paths. This important finding indicates that some barriers to EAP use are more entrenched than were previously estimated, and that previous efforts to overcome them have been, in retrospect, somehow ineffective, misdirected or perhaps as yet unaddressed.…”

Understandings of occupational health and safety risk control in small business construction firms: barriers to implementing technological controls

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Predictors of gender differences in sunscreen use and screening outcome among skin cancer screening participants

“…Sunscreen use and teeth-brushing are examples of preventive behaviors with sex appeal, that is, healthy behaviors in which the benefit of an attractive tan and smile may be stronger in women than the need to protect oneself from illness. This notion is also consistent with the finding that women are more likely to join weight-loss programs than men, even when they are not overweight (Spilman, 1988). Additional research on predictors of gender differences in the use of sunscreen, as well as in other health behaviors, is needed to determine the extent to which socialization interacts with biology to effect gender differences in health behavior and to define more clearly its potential role in current health prevention models.…”

Exploring men’s use of mental health support offered by an Australian Employee Assistance Program (EAP): perspectives from a focus-group study with males working in blue- and white-collar industries

“…This exploratory study sought contemporary evidence that would help us better understand why men do not seek help from their EAP service. Many aspects of the barriers reported by our participants had been previously reported in studies that were conducted in several countries and that date back to 1988 (e.g., [ 29 , 51 ]): general lack of knowledge about the service, stigma associated with its use, issues of trustworthiness and confidentiality, and potential for negative impact on career paths. This important finding indicates that some barriers to EAP use are more entrenched than were previously estimated, and that previous efforts to overcome them have been, in retrospect, somehow ineffective, misdirected or perhaps as yet unaddressed.…”

Understandings of occupational health and safety risk control in small business construction firms: barriers to implementing technological controls

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Predictors of gender differences in sunscreen use and screening outcome among skin cancer screening participants

“…Sunscreen use and teeth-brushing are examples of preventive behaviors with sex appeal, that is, healthy behaviors in which the benefit of an attractive tan and smile may be stronger in women than the need to protect oneself from illness. This notion is also consistent with the finding that women are more likely to join weight-loss programs than men, even when they are not overweight (Spilman, 1988). Additional research on predictors of gender differences in the use of sunscreen, as well as in other health behaviors, is needed to determine the extent to which socialization interacts with biology to effect gender differences in health behavior and to define more clearly its potential role in current health prevention models.…”

Exploring men’s use of mental health support offered by an Australian Employee Assistance Program (EAP): perspectives from a focus-group study with males working in blue- and white-collar industries

“…This exploratory study sought contemporary evidence that would help us better understand why men do not seek help from their EAP service. Many aspects of the barriers reported by our participants had been previously reported in studies that were conducted in several countries and that date back to 1988 (e.g., [ 29 , 51 ]): general lack of knowledge about the service, stigma associated with its use, issues of trustworthiness and confidentiality, and potential for negative impact on career paths. This important finding indicates that some barriers to EAP use are more entrenched than were previously estimated, and that previous efforts to overcome them have been, in retrospect, somehow ineffective, misdirected or perhaps as yet unaddressed.…”

Understandings of occupational health and safety risk control in small business construction firms: barriers to implementing technological controls

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