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ERIC Number: EJ1228838
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Can a Social Norms Appeal Reduce Indoor Tanning? Preliminary Findings from a Tailored Messaging Intervention
Carcioppolo, Nick; Peng, Wei; Lun, Di; Occa, Aurora
Health Education & Behavior, v46 n5 p818-823 Oct 2019
Perceived social norms are routinely observed as positive predictors of indoor tanning. Past research has suggested that messaging interventions target normative perceptions to reduce indoor tanning behavior. Despite this call, little empirical research has investigated the utility of taking a social norms approach in behavioral interventions. The present study addresses this gap by conducting a quasi-experiment (N = 206) assessing the effect of an intervention message correcting normative misperceptions on indoor tanning intentions at different levels of tanning frequency. Results suggest that tailored normative intervention messages can successfully reduce tanning intentions among high-frequency tanners, those who scored at the 75th and 90th percentile of tanning frequency (f[supercript 2] for interaction = 0.015). These results provide preliminary empirical evidence to support previous theorizing on the efficacy of social norms interventions among high-frequency indoor tanners.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R25CA128770
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