Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors

The Relationship Between Posting and Photo Manipulation Activities on Social Networking Sites and Internalization of a Tanned Ideal Among Australian Adolescents and Young Adults

“…Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for Caucasian populations worldwide (Lomas, Leonardi-Bee, & Bath-Hextall, 2012). In Australia, melanoma is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for adolescents and young adults (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2011), and these groups are particularly at risk because they engage in more risky ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure than other age groups (Hillhouse & Turrisi, 2005).…”

Hot or Not—Evaluating the Effect of Artificial Tanning on the Public's Perception of Attractiveness

“…From 1985 through 2006, the average annual increase in melanoma was 2.6% per year, 14 despite the fact that the general public possesses a greater knowledge today about the link between tanning and skin cancer than ever before 12 . Teenagers and young adults with knowledge of the harm of UVL continue to tan, feeling that the suggested benefits of UVL exposure (more attractive skin, socialization, elevated mood) outweigh the potential deleterious effects (skin cancer, sunburn, wrinkle formation) 7,15,16 …”

Consistency of reported tanning behaviors and sunburn history among sorority and fraternity students

“…Prior reliability reports for artificial UVR tanning have been for ‘ever use’ (8, 16), ‘how often do you use a sunbed’ (7), number of times per year (never, 1–10 times, 10+ times) (3), to an open‐ended question ‘best estimate of how many times you have tanned indoors in the last 12 months' (11), with κ values ranging from 0.7 to 1.0 as summarized in Table 3. It is not surprising that the survey of ‘ever’ use among female college students with only 1 week between surveys had perfect agreement; this is likely due to the short interval, educated respondents and the simplicity of recalling ‘ever’ using indoor tanning.…”

“…As artificial tanning increases in the population and more studies examine artificial UVR tanning, reliable measures are needed. The open‐ended question about artificial UVR tanning in the past year by Hillhouse and Turrisi (11) provides high reliability of recent exposure. While open‐ended questions about recent exposure may be easy to answer, it is unclear whether questions on lifetime exposure can be answered in a similar manner.…”

“…Higher agreement (κ from 0.6 to 0.8) was found in studies examining consistency between measures 2–11 weeks apart (7–10). Few prior studies have reported the reliability of the frequency of artificial UVR tanning (3, 7, 11) or sunless tanning from creams or sprays.…”