An investigation of appearance motives for tanning: The development and evaluation of the Physical Appearance Reasons For Tanning Scale (PARTS) and its relation to sunbathing and indoor tanning intentions

Guy Cafri; J. Kevin Thompson; Megan Roehrig; Patricia van den Berg; Paul B. Jacobsen; Stephen Stark

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.05.002

An investigation of appearance motives for tanning: The development and evaluation of the Physical Appearance Reasons For Tanning Scale (PARTS) and its relation to sunbathing and indoor tanning intentions

Guy Cafri, J. Kevin Thompson, Megan Roehrig, Patricia van den Berg, Paul B. Jacobsen, Stephen Stark

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Abstract

Motives for UV exposure have been shown to be related to appearance concerns, yet little research has examined specific tan appearance attitudes. Given this lacuna, Study 1 involved the identification of six factors among college female tanners: general attractiveness, media influence, family/friends influence, physical fitness appearance, acne reasons, and skin aging concerns. In Study 2, a separate sample of college female tanners were used to validate a higher order factor model, which demonstrated acceptable fit. Additionally, the factors converged in the expected directions, with the general attractiveness and skin aging concerns being the best correlate of UV exposure and sun-protection intentions. The relevance of these findings to skin cancer prevention is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	199-209
Number of pages	11
Journal	Body Image
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.05.002
State	Published - Sep 2006

Keywords

Body image
Scale development
Skin cancer
Tanning
UV exposure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Psychology(all)

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Cafri, G., Thompson, J. K., Roehrig, M., van den Berg, P., Jacobsen, P. B., & Stark, S. (2006). An investigation of appearance motives for tanning: The development and evaluation of the Physical Appearance Reasons For Tanning Scale (PARTS) and its relation to sunbathing and indoor tanning intentions. Body Image, 3(3), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.05.002

An investigation of appearance motives for tanning : The development and evaluation of the Physical Appearance Reasons For Tanning Scale (PARTS) and its relation to sunbathing and indoor tanning intentions. / Cafri, Guy; Thompson, J. Kevin; Roehrig, Megan et al.

In: Body Image, Vol. 3, No. 3, 09.2006, p. 199-209.

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Cafri, G, Thompson, JK, Roehrig, M, van den Berg, P, Jacobsen, PB & Stark, S 2006, 'An investigation of appearance motives for tanning: The development and evaluation of the Physical Appearance Reasons For Tanning Scale (PARTS) and its relation to sunbathing and indoor tanning intentions', Body Image, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.05.002

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