Indoor tanning, mental health, and substance use among college students: The significance of gender
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2010-09-01
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English
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This study examined relations among indoor tanning frequency, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and substance use. A total of 421 college students (68% female) completed self-report measures on one occasion. Among men, indoor tanning was positively associated with symptoms of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, whereas indoor tanning was unrelated to these symptoms among women. Among women, indoor tanning was positively associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances. Further research is needed to explore contextual and coping processes that may underlie these gender differences.
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Mosher, C. E., & Danoff-Burg, S. (2010). Indoor Tanning, Mental Health, and Substance Use among College Students: The Significance of Gender. Journal of Health Psychology, 15(6), 819–827. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105309357091
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