Trial reportHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2016
The influence of framed messages and self-affirmation on indoor tanning behavioral intentions in 18- to 30-year-old women.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled 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
- Digital Skin Cancer Risk Reduction Interventions for Young Adults: Findings from a Hybrid Type-II Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025Trial
- Effects of a Tailored Mobile Messaging Intervention for Indoor Tanning Cessation in Young Females: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025Trial
- Longitudinal comparisons of self-affirmation approaches for sun protection.British journal of health psychology · 2023Trial
- Effects of Engagement with a Social Media Campaign for Mothers to Prevent Indoor Tanning by Teens in a Randomized Trial.Journal of health communication · 2022Trial
- Persisting Effects of a Social Media Campaign to Prevent Indoor Tanning: A Randomized Trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Trial
- Combining a UV photo intervention with self-affirmation or self-compassion exercises: implications for skin protection.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Adapting a self-affirmation intervention for use in a mobile application for smokers.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Trial
- Do ultraviolet photos increase sun safe behavior expectations via fear? A randomized controlled trial in a sample of U.S. adults.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Trial
- The Effects of Gain-, Loss-, and Balanced-Framed Messages for Preventing Indoor Tanning among Young Adult Women.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
- Evaluating Whether and How Public Health Event Information Frameworks Promote Pro-Environmental Behavior.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Self-Affirmation Reduces Uncertainty Aversion for Potential Gains.Journal of applied social psychology · 2022Article
- Digital interventions for promoting sun protection and skin self-examination behaviors: A systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Review
- Results of a social media campaign to prevent indoor tanning by teens: A randomized controlled trial.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Development and Pretesting of Hookah Tobacco Public Education Messages for Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Marketing Influences on Perceptions of Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019Article
- Development and Pretesting of Risk-Based Mobile Multimedia Message Content for Young Adult Hookah Use.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2019Article
- Skin cancer interventions across the cancer control continuum: Review of technology, environment, and theory.Preventive medicine · 2018Review
- Mechanisms and prevention of UV-induced melanoma.Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine · 2018Review
- Indoor Tanning Dependence in Young Adult Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of gain- and loss-framed indoor tanning (IT) prevention messages among young adult women, and examine the potential moderating effect of self-affirmation.
methodYoung adult women ages 18 to 30 who reported IT at least once in the past year (n = 475) participated in an online experiment. Participants first completed assessments of IT behavior and related constructs and were randomized to either a self-affirmation manipulation or control condition. Then, participants were randomized to either a gain-framed message emphasizing the benefits of avoiding IT or a loss-framed message emphasizing the risks of IT. Participants completed outcome measures of intentions to IT, intentions to quit IT, and emotional and cognitive responses to the framed messages.
resultsCompared with gain-framed messages, loss-framed messages led to weaker intentions to IT and stronger intentions to quit IT. Self-affirmation did not moderate message framing effects, but had a main effect increasing intentions to IT. Mediation analyses indicate that loss-framed messages affect IT behavioral intentions by increasing fear, and self-affirmation may have increased intentions to IT by producing defensive reactions to the framed messages.
conclusionsLoss-framed messages were more effective for reducing intentions to IT and promoting intentions to quit IT among young women after a brief exposure, and emotional response appears to be 1 pathway through which loss-framed messages affect behavioral outcomes. Messages emphasizing the risks of IT may be optimal as a public health intervention strategy. Unlike other behavioral domains, self-affirmation did not reduce defensive processing of loss-framed messages.
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