Adolescent egocentrism and indoor tanning: is the relationship direct or mediated?
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Adolescent egocentrism and indoor tanning: is the relationship direct or mediated?
This paper explored how imaginary audience and personal fable ideations contribute to adolescent indoor tanning intentions directly and indirectly through the way they shape pro-tanning attitude and association with peers who use tanning beds. Five hundred and ninety-five male (n = 207) and female (n = 387) adolescents, ranging in age from 11 to 19 (M = 16.87; SD = 1.34) years completed a cross...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Youth Studies
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1367-6261,1469-9680
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2014.963536