Skin Type and Optimistic Bias in Relation to the Sun Protection and Suntanning Behaviors of Young Adults
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 20 (2) , 207-222
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1025586829179
Abstract
The study examined the roles of general and personal beliefs and skin type in relation to suntanning and sun protection, by assessing various perceptions of risk of skin cancer both for the self and...Keywords
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