Development and Validation of the Comprehensive Indoor Tanning Expectations Scale
- Autores: Seth M. Noar, Jessica Gall Myrick, Brenda Morales-Pico, Nancy E. Thomas
- Localización: JAMA Dermatology, ISSN 2168-6068, Vol. 150, Nº. 5, 2014, págs. 512-521
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Importance Strong links between indoor tanning behavior and skin cancer have been demonstrated across several studies. Understanding the complex belief systems that underlie indoor tanning in young women is a crucial first step in developing interventions to deter this behavior.
Objectives To develop and validate a comprehensive, multidimensional, theory-based outcome expectations measure to advance an understanding of the sets of beliefs that underlie indoor tanning behavior among young women.
Design, Setting, and Participants Cross-sectional study comprising a web-based survey of 11 sororities at a large university in the southeastern United States. Study participants (n?=?706) were aged 18 to 25 years; 45.3% had tanned indoors in their lifetime and 30.3% in the past year.
Main Outcomes and Measures Intention to tan indoors, frequency of indoor tanning behavior in the past year, and indoor tanner type (nontanner, former tanner, or current tanner).
Results A comprehensive scale assessing indoor tanning outcome expectations was developed. In total, 6 positive outcome expectations factors and 5 negative outcome expectations factors were identified. These subscales were reliable (coefficient ? range, 0.86-0.95) and were significantly (mostly at P?
Conclusions and Relevance Results suggest that the Comprehensive Indoor Tanning Expectations (CITE) Scale provides a reliable and valid assessment of the complex sets of beliefs that underlie indoor tanning, including positive (motivational) and negative (deterrent) beliefs. This new scale may further advance research on indoor tanning beliefs and can guide health communications to prevent and deter indoor tanning behavior.
