Communicating About Youth's Sun Exposure Risk to Soccer Coaches and Parents: A Pilot Study in Georgia

Efforts to increase the sun-protective behaviors of children were extended to outdoor recreational sports and youth soccer settings in this study. The pretest results of a pilot survey of coaches (n = 12), parents (n = 50), and youths (n = 61) on eight soccer teams in south Georgia were used to guid...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 1999-06, Vol.26 (3), p.385-395
Main Authors: Parrott, Roxanne, Duggan, Ashley, Cremo, Jeff, Eckles, Alan, Jones, Karyn, Steiner, Carol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Beliefs
Cancer
Caregivers
Child
Children & youth
Coaches & managers
Curriculum
Female
Georgia
Grade 7
Health education
Health Education - methods
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Humans
Knowledge Level
Male
Middle Aged
Mothers
Parents
Pilot Projects
Response Rates (Questionnaires)
Role Models
Self Efficacy
Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control
Soccer
Social Environment
Statistical Analysis
Sun
Sunburn - prevention & control
sunscreens
Team Sports
USA, Georgia
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Summary:Efforts to increase the sun-protective behaviors of children were extended to outdoor recreational sports and youth soccer settings in this study. The pretest results of a pilot survey of coaches (n = 12), parents (n = 50), and youths (n = 61) on eight soccer teams in south Georgia were used to guide the development of a health education program for coaches. In the pilot program, half the coaches were trained to be involved in soccer-playing youths' sun protection by acting as positive role models and promoting sun protection to youths and their parents. The pilot demonstrated coaches' willingness to participate in sun protection promotion to youth: Youths indicated that coaches and parents were more likely to tell youths to wear sunscreen after the training than before, and coaches perceived getting youths to wear sunscreen to be less difficult than before.
ISSN:1090-1981
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/109019819902600308