Appearance motives to tan and not tan: evidence for validity and reliability of a new scale.
Ann Behav Med
; 35(2): 209-20, 2008 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18365298
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Risk for skin cancer is increased by UV exposure and decreased by sun protection. Appearance reasons to tan and not tan have consistently been shown to be related to intentions and behaviors to UV exposure and protection.PURPOSE:
This study was designed to determine the factor structure of appearance motives to tan and not tan, evaluate the extent to which this factor structure is gender invariant, test for mean differences in the identified factors, and evaluate internal consistency, temporal stability, and criterion-related validity.METHOD:
Five-hundred eighty-nine females and 335 male college students were used to test confirmatory factor analysis models within and across gender groups, estimate latent mean differences, and use the correlation coefficient and Cronbach's alpha to further evaluate the reliability and validity of the identified factors.RESULTS:
A measurement invariant (i.e., factor-loading invariant) model was identified with three higher-order factors sociocultural influences to tan (lower order factors media, friends, family, significant others), appearance reasons to tan (general, acne, body shape), and appearance reasons not to tan (skin aging, immediate skin damage). Females had significantly higher means than males on all higher-order factors. All subscales had evidence of internal consistency, temporal stability, and criterion-related validity.CONCLUSIONS:
This study offers a framework and measurement instrument that has evidence of validity and reliability for evaluating appearance-based motives to tan and not tan.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Raios Ultravioleta
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Imagem Corporal
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Pigmentação da Pele
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Motivação
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Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Behav Med
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos