Watching reality television beauty shows is associated with tanning lamp use and outdoor tanning among college students

Background Ultraviolet radiation exposure through natural sunlight or tanning lamps is a risk factor for skin cancer. Objective As the media can influence behavior, we studied whether watching reality television (TV) beauty shows is associated with tanning lamp use or outdoor tanning. Methods Colleg...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2013-05, Vol.68 (5), p.784-789
Main Authors: Fogel, Joshua, PhD, Krausz, Faye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude to Health
Beauty Culture - statistics & numerical data
behavior
Data Collection
Dermatology
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
mass media
Risk Factors
skin cancer
skin neoplasms
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control
social media
Social Media - statistics & numerical data
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
sunbathing
Sunbathing - psychology
Sunbathing - statistics & numerical data
sunburn
Sunlight - adverse effects
suntan
television
Television - statistics & numerical data
ultraviolet rays
Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:Background Ultraviolet radiation exposure through natural sunlight or tanning lamps is a risk factor for skin cancer. Objective As the media can influence behavior, we studied whether watching reality television (TV) beauty shows is associated with tanning lamp use or outdoor tanning. Methods College students (n = 576) were surveyed on their reality TV beauty show watching, their use of tanning lamps, and outdoor tanning behavior. We asked media attitude questions about connectivity with reality TV shows and Internet use of Facebook to discuss reality TV shows. Results Those who did versus did not watch reality TV beauty shows used tanning lamps (12.9% vs 3.7%, P  
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2012.09.055