ArticleAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2015
Predicting Avoidance of Skin Damage Feedback Among College Students.
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- Prevalence and predictors of medical information avoidance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- 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
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- Combining a UV photo intervention with self-affirmation or self-compassion exercises: implications for skin protection.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
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- Research on the Process and Influencing Factors of Online Diabetes Information Users' Avoidance Behavior: A Qualitative Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Developing a framework for understanding health information behavior change from avoidance to acquisition: a grounded theory exploration.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Neurocomputational mechanisms underlying the subjective value of information.Communications biology · 2021Article
- Curiosity or savouring? Information seeking is modulated by both uncertainty and valence.PloS one · 2021Article
- Psychological threat avoidance as a barrier to HIV testing in gay/bisexual men.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- Valuation of knowledge and ignorance in mesolimbic reward circuitry.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Article
- The urgent need to ban youth indoor tanning: evidence from college undergraduates.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Information Avoidance in Consumer Choice: Do Avoidance Tendencies and Motives Vary by Age?Experimental aging researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundShowing people a personal ultraviolet (UV) photograph depicting skin damage can be an effective method for changing sun protection cognitions and behaviors. PURPOSE: We examined whether people opt not to see their UV photograph if given a choice. We also examined predictors of avoidance of skin damage feedback.
methodsCollege students (N = 257) completed questionnaires, viewed example UV photographs, and received the opportunity to see a UV photograph of their face.
resultsOver one-third of participants opted not to see their UV photograph. Greater perceived risk of sun damage and having fewer coping resources corresponded with greater avoidance, particularly among participants who reported infrequent sun protection behavior.
conclusionThe health benefits of UV photography are realized only if people are willing to view the photograph. Our findings suggest the need for interventions that increase receptivity to viewing one's UV photograph.
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