OBJECTIVE To evaluate the robustness of an appearance-focused intervention to prevent skin cancer in individuals reporting seasonal affective disorder (SAD) symptoms and pathological tanning motives. DESIGN Randomized, controlled clinical trial. SETTING College campus. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred thirty adult female indoor tanners (200 in the intervention group and 230 control participants)...

This paper explored how sensation seeking contributes to the likelihood of tanning bed use intentions both directly and indirectly through the way it shapes interaction with peers who use tanning beds and attitudes toward tanning bed. Eight hundred and ninety six (n = 896) male and female college students were recruited for the study. Measured variables included sensation seeking, association w...

BACKGROUND Rates of melanoma have dramatically increased among adolescents and young adults in recent years, particularly among young women. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from intentional tanning practices is likely a major contributor to this epidemic. Southern and coastal regions have higher melanoma mortality rates among non-Hispanic whites in other parts of the U.S., yet little is known...

OBJECTIVES To establish the effect of sunless tanning products on tanning behaviors and to determine characteristics of sunless tanning product users. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey study conducted between May 30, 2007, and December 4, 2007. SETTING The Emory University campus and surrounding locations in Atlanta, Georgia. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred fifteen community and university-affili...

Introduction. Adolescent use of indoor tanning facilities is associated with an increased risk in later development of melanoma skin cancers. States that have imposed age restrictions on access to indoor tanning generally show lower self-reported rates of indoor tanning than states with no restrictions, but currently no studies have assessed indoor tanning use before and after such restrictions...

The name ‘tannin’ is derived from the French ‘tanin’ (tanning substance) and is used for a range of natural polyphenols. Since ancient times it is known that certain organic substances have tanning properties and are able to tan animal skins to form leather. Prehistoric tribes already knew about the tanning of protective animal hides with brain material and the fat of the killed animals. Howeve...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the Structured Interview for Tanning Abuse and Dependence (SITAD). DESIGN Longitudinal survey. SETTING College campus. PARTICIPANTS A total of 296 adults. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The SITAD modified items from the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders that focus on opiate abuse and dependence. Indoor tanning (IT) behavioral patterns and opiate-like...

IMPORTANCE Indoor tanning is widespread among young adults in the United States despite evidence establishing it as a risk factor for skin cancer. The availability of tanning salons on or near college campuses has not been formally evaluated. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the availability of indoor tanning facilities on US college and university campuses (colleges) and in off-campus housing surroundi...

OBJECTIVE To examine the increasing use of UV tanning parlors by adolescents, despite the World Health Organization recommendation that no one under the age of 18 years use UV tanning devices. DESIGN We examined tanning advertisements in a sample of public high school newspapers published between 2001 and 2005 in 3 Colorado counties encompassing the Denver metropolitan area. RESULTS Tanning...

OBJECTIVES To examine construct and predictive utility of an adapted cognitive rationalization scale for tanning-bed use. METHODS Current/former tanning-bedusing undergraduate students (N = 216; 87.6% females; 78.4% white) at a large northeastern university participated in a survey. A cognitive rationalization for tanning-bed use scale was adapted. Standardized self-report measures of past ta...