Sociocultural experiences, body image, and indoor tanning among young adult women

Stapleton, Jerod L.; Manne, Sharon L.; Greene, Kathryn; Darabos, Katie; Carpenter, Amanda; Hudson, Shawna V.; Coups, Elliot J.

doi:10.1177/1359105316631198

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“…The observed association between intentional outdoor tanning and interpersonal media use is a novel finding as correlates of intentional outdoor tanning among teens have been under-researched ( Hay et al, 2017 ). The association between loneliness and indoor tanning observed in the univariate model supports and extends research linking emotional factors and tanning in young adults ( Stapleton et al, 2017 ; Gillen and Markey, 2012 ).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…The primary correlates examined in this study include exposure to different media channels and emotional status. Although aspects of media exposure and emotional states have been explored in a few tanning studies in young adults ( Myrick et al, 2017 ; Stapleton et al, 2017 ), there is a dearth of studies examining their association with adolescent tanning. Adolescents spend nearly 9 h per day consuming media content ( Media CS, 2015 ) and media exposure influences a variety of health-related behaviors through impacting psychosocial factors such as users' body image ( Myrick et al, 2017 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States: Findings from the FLASHE survey

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Parmar

et al. 2018

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A body of research has focused on adolescents' indoor tanning behaviors but relatively little is known about the prevalence of adolescents' intentional outdoor tanning (time spent outdoors to get a tan). The present study used data from the National Cancer Institute's 2014 Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health and Eating (FLASHE) cross-sectional survey to examine the prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States. Both unadjusted (bivariate) and adjusted (multi-variate) logistic regressions were performed to test the associations between demographic variables, time spent on media (e.g., using computers), emotional status and outdoor or indoor tanning. The overall prevalence of frequent outdoor tanning among adolescents in the U.S. was 15.6% (95% CI 13.8–17.4%) and the rate of indoor tanning in the past 12 months was 3% (95% CI 2.2–3.9). The adjusted odds of intentional outdoor tanning were significantly higher among girls (AOR 2.39, 95% CI 1.75–3.27), Non-Hispanic Whites (AOR 2.85, 95% CI 1.99–4.07), and those who spent more time on cell phones (AOR 1.40, 95% CI 1.25–1.57). The adjusted odds of indoor tanning were significantly higher among those who spent more time on computers (AOR 1.38, 95% CI 1.09–1.74) and cell phones (AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.19–1.87). This study provides evidence for the relationship between media use and tanning behaviors among adolescents.

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confidence: 82%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States: Findings from the FLASHE survey

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Parmar

et al. 2018

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“…The intervention approach is guided by body image theories that demonstrate cultural experiences can negatively impact how young women view their bodies and may lead to a preoccupation with obtaining an unrealistic, culturally-derived ideal appearance [ 7 , 8 ]. The negative body image and body dissatisfaction associated with endorsing these appearance ideals represent core motives for a variety of unhealthy appearance-oriented behaviors, including use of tanning beds [ 9 ]. Efficacious behavioral health interventions (eg, [ 10 , 11 ]) have targeted risky body image beliefs through the use of persuasive techniques based in cognitive dissonance theory.…”

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confidence: 99%

Healthy Body Image Intervention Delivered to Young Women via Facebook Groups: Formative Study of Engagement and Acceptability

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BackgroundThere is increasing interest in using social media sites such as Facebook to deliver health interventions so as to expose people to content while they are engaging in their usual social media habit. This formative intervention development study is novel in describing a preliminary test of using the secret group feature of Facebook to deliver a behavioral intervention targeting users of indoor tanning beds to reduce their risk of skin cancer. Intervention content was designed to challenge body image-related constructs associated with indoor tanning through the use of dissonance-inducing content.ObjectiveTo evaluate engagement with and acceptability of using a secret Facebook group to deliver a healthy body image intervention to young women engaged in indoor tanning.MethodsSeventeen young women completed a baseline survey and joined a secret Facebook group with intervention content delivered via daily posts for 4 weeks. Engagement data was extracted and acceptability was measured via a follow-up survey.ResultsThe study had a high retention rate (94%, [16/17]). On average, posts were viewed by 91% of participants, liked by 35%, and commented on by 26%. The average comment rate was highest (65%) for posts that elicited comments by directly posing questions or discussion topics to the group. Average intervention acceptability ratings were highly positive and participants reported feeling connected to the group and its topic. Average rates of past 1-month indoor tanning reported following the intervention were lower than the baseline rate (P=.08, Cohen d=0.47).ConclusionsThis study is novel in demonstrating participant engagement with and acceptability of using Facebook secret groups to deliver a dissonance-inducing intervention approach that utilizes group-based discussions related to body image. The study is also unique within the field of skin cancer prevention by demonstrating the potential value of delivering an indoor tanning intervention within an interactive social media format. The findings suggest that Facebook metrics of intervention post engagement (ie, likes and comments) may vary based on post types and that designing specifically labeled discussion posts may be helpful for soliciting engagement as well as challenging beliefs.

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“…Women were recruited due to the theoretical foundation of the study, consistent with previous research (e.g. Stapleton et al 2016). Furthermore, a meta-analysis revealed that women are far more likely to use sunbeds compared to men (Wehner et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 78%

A brief report on the role of self-perceived mate value in attitudes towards sunbed use

Bhogal¹,

Owen²

2019

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Prior research suggests that women engage in attractiveness enhancing techniques to increase their mate value. This hypothesis suggests that attractiveness enhancing techniques are driven by evolutionary mechanisms in relation to increasing one’s mate value in the mating market. Therefore, people can engage in risky behaviours to achieve this goal, which can involve the use of sunbeds. We explored whether there was a mating motivation in a sample of sunbed users by exploring whether intrasexual competition, mate value, and self-esteem predicted attitudes towards sunbed use (n=98). We find that the only predictor of attitudes towards sunbed use was self-perceived mate value, in that those with higher self-perceived mate value reported negative attitudes towards sunbed use. We discuss these findings in light of evolutionary psychology.

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Sociocultural experiences, body image, and indoor tanning among young adult women

Cited by 17 publications

References 47 publications

Prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States: Findings from the FLASHE survey

Prevalence and correlates of intentional outdoor and indoor tanning among adolescents in the United States: Findings from the FLASHE survey

Healthy Body Image Intervention Delivered to Young Women via Facebook Groups: Formative Study of Engagement and Acceptability

A brief report on the role of self-perceived mate value in attitudes towards sunbed use

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