Cognitive rationalizations for tanning-bed use: A preliminary exploration Journal Article
| Authors: | Banerjee, S. C.; Hay, J. L.; Greene, K. |
| Article Title: | Cognitive rationalizations for tanning-bed use: A preliminary exploration |
| Abstract: | 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 tanning-bed use, advantages of tanning, perceived vulnerability to photoaging, tanning-bed use dependence, and tanning-bed use intention were also administered. Results: The cognitive rationalization scale exhibited strong construct and predictive validity. Current tanners and tanning-bed-use- dependent participants endorsed rationalizations more strongly than did former tanners and not-tanning-bed-use-dependent participants respectively. Conclusions: Findings indicate that cognitive rationalizations help explain discrepancy between inconsistent cognitions. |
| Keywords: | indoor tanning; college students; cognitive dissonance; rationalizations |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Health Behavior |
| Volume: | 37 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 1945-7359 |
| Publisher: | PNG Publications |
| Date Published: | 2013-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 577 |
| End Page: | 586 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.5993/ajhb.37.5.1 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC4983772 |
| PUBMED: | 23985280 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 3 June 2013" - "Source: Scopus" |
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