ArticleBMC public health2019
Childhood sun safety at different ages: relations between parental sun protection behavior towards their child and children's own sun protection behavior.
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- Are Environmental Interventions Targeting Skin Cancer Prevention among Children and Adolescents Effective? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- The Effects of a Parent-Focused Social Media Intervention on Child Sun Safety: Pilot and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Current practice and beliefs of parents toward sunscreen use for their children: A cross-sectional study.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Patterns of Sun Protection Behaviours among Australian Adolescents and Adults over a Six-Year Period.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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- Sun Protection and Tanning Behaviors in Caregivers: Prevalence, Determinants, and Associations with Children's Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Identification of Relevant Sociocognitive Determinants Explaining Multiple Parental Sun Protection Behaviors.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022Article
- Photoprotection among young children: assessment of mothers' awareness and health behaviours.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2022Article
- The Role of the Global Solar UV Index for Sun Protection of Children in German Kindergartens.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Sun Exposure in Pediatric Age: Perspective of Caregivers.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Sun Protection and Sunburn in Children Aged 1-10 Years in Germany: Prevalence and Determinants.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of Parental Perceptions Regarding Children's Sun Exposure, Sun Protection, and Sunburn.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSunburns during childhood are strongly associated with development of melanoma in later life. While parents play an important role in children's sun protection, insight in possible shifts in behavioral responsibility from parents towards their children and the possible effect of children's sex is important for targeting sun safety interventions throughout childhood and adolescence.
methodsThis cross-sectional survey study was conducted among a representative sample of Dutch parents (N = 1053) of children aged between 4 and 13 years old. Questionnaires measured both parental and children's own sun safety behavior during planned (e.g. going to the beach) and incidental (e.g. bycicling) sun exposure situations. Analyses of variance were used to test for age group differences and linear regression models were computed to detect behavioral shifts in executive behavior.
resultsParents applied all sun safety behaviors (i.e. sunscreen use, wearing UV-protective clothing and seeking shade) more often on younger children, except for supportive behavior (facilitating children's own sun safety behavior), which remained relatively stable over the years. Older children and girls were more likely to execute sun safety behaviors themselves. A behavioral shift was found in wearing UV-protective clothing during planned situations among 11 year old children. For other behaviors, shifts were predicted after the age of 13.
conclusionsOlder children execute sun safety behaviors more often than younger children, although they still largely depend on their parents' protection. Specific attention for boys in the primary school years, and for both boys and girls in the years adjacent to adolescence is warranted in skin cancer prevention interventions.
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