Trial reportInternational journal of behavioral medicine2015
Facilitating Sunscreen Use Among Chinese Young Adults: Less-Motivated Persons Benefit from a Planning Intervention.
Trial report in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Awareness of Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Harm and Protective Behaviors in Post-Secondary School Adults.Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgeryPooled it
- A Randomized Trial of an Advanced Sun Safety Intervention for Vacationers at 41 North American Resorts.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
- Effect of an intervention on observed sun protection by vacationers in a randomized controlled trial at North American resorts.Preventive medicine · 2017Trial
- A scoping review: Community-based interventions for primary prevention of skin cancer.Dermatology online journal · 2026Article
- Reinforcing Photoprotection for Skin of Color: A Narrative Review.Dermatology and therapy · 2023Review
- Evaluating the effectiveness of behavior change techniques in health-related behavior: a scoping review of methods used.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Chinese Population: A Narrative Review.Dermatology research and practice · 2018Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe effect of a self-regulatory intervention with its focus on planning sunscreen use is evaluated in comparison to a standard educational condition. PURPOSE: This paper studied whether planning mediates between the experimental conditions and the behavioral outcome. Further, it is examined who benefits more: already motivated or unmotivated individuals.
methodCollege students (N = 253) were randomly assigned to two groups: a self-regulatory and a standard-care condition. Sunscreen use, intention to use sunscreen, and planning were assessed at two points in time, 1 month apart.
resultsThe self-regulatory intervention improved planning to use sunscreen but not the behavior directly. Planning emerged as the mediator between conditions and later sunscreen use, controlling for baseline behavior. Moreover, participants who were less motivated benefited more from the intervention.
conclusionsAlthough it is generally assumed that planning interventions are best designed for already motivated persons, the present findings suggest that less prepared individuals might have more to gain from a brief self-regulatory intervention.
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