Trends in sun protection behaviour among Australian young adults

Abstract

exposure and sunburn taking into account sex and skin-type differences at three timepoints in summers between 1993 and 1997.

Sun exposure concern, sun protection behaviors and physical activity among Australian adults

“…The response format included ''never'' (score 0), ''less than 50% of the time outdoors'' (score 1), ''more than 50% of the time outdoors'' (score 2), and ''all of the time outdoors'' (score 3). The instrument was based on a previous measure of SPB [16], and after expert consultation was adapted for use in this study. The first two response categories were combined into one (less than 50% of the time outdoors) and so were the last two categories (more than 50% of the time outdoors).…”

Use of Sun-Protective Clothing at Outdoor Leisure Settings from 1992 to 2002: Serial Cross-sectional Observation Survey

“…Previous population-based surveys used to monitor people's sun protection behavior over time have relied on self-report through telephone surveys (10)(11)(12), questionnaire surveys (13)(14)(15), or a mixture of face-to-face and telephone interviews (16). The validity of self-report data can be threatened by potential biases, such as recall and misclassification bias and social desirability bias (17,18).…”

“…The validity of self-report data can be threatened by potential biases, such as recall and misclassification bias and social desirability bias (17,18). Some studies have used the prevalence method in which data relate to the previous weekend (10,11) and some have assessed usual behavior (13)(14)(15)(16), which is even more prone to recall bias.…”

Ten-year changes in sun protection behaviors and beliefs of young adults in 13 European countries

“…There were no marked changes in the proportion who sunbathed, so the increased use of sun protection was not accompanied by a reduction in the number of young men and women sunbathing. In both 1990 and 2000, women remained more likely than men to use sun protection, as would be expected from reports of gender differences in sun protection from several parts of the world (Santmyire et al, 2001;Schofield et al, 2001;Abroms et al, 2003;Purdue et al, 2001;Bränström et al, 2004;Ling et al, 2003).…”