OBJECTIVES The present research examined the sun protection intentions and behaviours of young people in a high risk skin cancer area using an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) incorporating additional social influences of group and image norms. DESIGN The study employed a prospective design to examine young people's sun protection intentions and behaviour. METHOD Participants (N=1...

Skin cancer is increasing, and prevention programs are essential. This study evaluated the impact of a skin cancer prevention program on sun-protection habits and swimming pool environments. The intervention included staff training; sun-safety lessons; interactive activities; providing sunscreen, shade, and signage; and promoting sun-safe environments. A randomized trial at 28 swimming pools in...

New information reported by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas could eventually help scientists develop better ways to protect against and treat the adverse effects of too much sunlight. In a paper published in the June 1999 issue of Molecular Cell, the researchers demonstrated that the interaction between a protein called Rad23 and a protein complex kn...

OBJECTIVE Despite long-standing social psychological research supporting the influence of injunctive norms (i.e., what is commonly approved or disapproved) on behavior, support for this influence on health behaviors is limited. We examined the utility of correcting misperceptions of injunctive norms for improving sun protection and whether changes in attitudes mediated the injunctive norm-inten...

Childhood sun exposure is a particularly important determinant of skin cancer, yet little data are available for children. This paper describes sun behaviour among Canadian children for the summer of 2006. As part of the Second National Sun Survey (NSS2), 1,437 parents reported on the time spent in the sun, and the frequency of sun protection behaviours and sunburning for one of their children ...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to identify current practice of sun protection and factors associated with effective use in four outdoor worker industries in Queensland, Australia. METHODS Workplaces in four industries with a high proportion of outdoor workers (building/construction, rural/farming, local government, and public sector industries) were identified using an online telephone directory, screen...