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A Comparison of the Efficacy of an Appearance-Focused Skin Cancer Intervention Within Indoor Tanner Subgroups Identified by Latent Profile Analysis
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Jerod Stapleton, Pennsylvania State University
  • Rob Turrisi, Pennsylvania State University
  • Joel Hillhouse, East Tennessee State University
  • June K. Robinson, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Beau Abar, Pennsylvania State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2010
Description

The reduction of intentional exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is an important area of skin cancer prevention. Hillhouse et al. (Cancer 113:3257-3266, 2008) have developed an appearance-focused intervention with evidence of efficacy in lowering indoor tanning UV exposure in young women. In the current study, a subgroup approach was used to determine moderators of intervention efficacy. Undergraduate females in two regions of the United States (n = 362) were randomized into an intervention or control condition. Latent profile analysis was used to identify subgroups of indoor tanners based on patterns of indoor tanning motives. Intervention efficacy was examined within each subgroup. We found evidence for 4 subgroups of tanners: knowledgeable-appearance tanners, low-knowledge tanners, low-knowledge, relaxation tanners, and knowledgeable, low-appearance and lowrelaxation tanners. The intervention significantly reduced indoor tanning for the low-knowledge subgroup (34% of the sample). The utility of the subgroup approach in developing targeted behavioral skin cancer interventions is discussed.

Citation Information
Jerod Stapleton, Rob Turrisi, Joel Hillhouse, June K. Robinson, et al.. "A Comparison of the Efficacy of an Appearance-Focused Skin Cancer Intervention Within Indoor Tanner Subgroups Identified by Latent Profile Analysis" Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 33 Iss. 3 (2010) p. 181 - 190 ISSN: 0160-7715
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joel-hillhouse/38/