Skin cancer prevention for children: A critical review. 

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Buller, D. B., & Borland, R. (1999). Skin cancer prevention for children: A critical review. Health Education & Behavior, 26(3), 317-343. 
This article provides a critical review of evaluations on the effects of 24 sun protection programs for children under age 14. Programs are classified based on the target populati…

Turning up the heat: The effects of fear appeals on sun-protective attitudes, intentions, and behaviours 

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Dukeshire, S. R. (1996). Turning up the heat: The effects of fear appeals on sun-protective attitudes, intentions, and behaviours (Order No. AAMNN09337). Available from PsycINFO. (619001825; 1996-95023-018).
Research on the efficacy of fear appeals for changing health behaviours has been conducted for over four decades. Yet, there is still considerable debate about how fear appeals in…

Effects of web-based intervention on risk reduction behaviors in melanoma survivors.

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Bowen, D. J., Burke, W., Hay, J. L., Meischke, H., & Harris, J. N. (2015). Effects of web-based intervention on risk reduction behaviors in melanoma survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 9(2), 279-286.
Purpose: Melanoma is the most severe form of skin cancer, and survivors of melanoma carry increased risk of additional melanoma diagnosis. Multiple methods exist for primary and s…

Examination of the efficacy of an appearance-focused intervention to reduce UV exposure. 

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Hillhouse, J. J., & Turrisi, R. (2002). Examination of the efficacy of an appearance-focused intervention to reduce UV exposure. Journal of Behavioral Medicine,25(4), 395-409. 
This study designed and implemented an appearance-based skin cancer prevention intervention in college-aged females. 147 respondents (mean age 20.8 yrs) were randomly assigned to …

Evaluation of a three-year school-based intervention to increase adolescent sun protection.

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Lowe, J. B., Balanda, K. P., Stanton, W. R., & Gillespie, A. (1999). Evaluation of a three-year school-based intervention to increase adolescent sun protection. Health Education & Behavior, 26(3), 396-408. 
The efficacy of a school-based skin cancer prevention intervention was evaluated using a randomized controlled trial in Australia. In consecutive grades (8, 9, and 10), approximat…

Can skin cancer prevention be improved through mobile technology interventions? A systematic review. 

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Finch, L., Janda, M., Loescher, L. J., & Hacker, E. (2016). Can skin cancer prevention be improved through mobile technology interventions? A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 90, 121-132.
Objective: Print-based health promotion interventions are being phased out to bring forth more appealing and assessable new technology applications. This review aimed to evaluate …

Getting in early: primary skin cancer prevention at 55 German kindergartens. 

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Stöver, L. A., Hinrichs, B., Petzold, U., Kuhlmei, H., Baumgart, J., Parpart, C., ... & Stockfleth, E. (2012). Getting in early: primary skin cancer prevention at 55 German kindergartens. British Journal of Dermatology, 167(s2), 63-69.
Background: Skin neoplasms are the most frequent types of neoplasms in white populations, and their incidence is increasing. Epidemiological studies have shown that the major envi…

Primary school sun protection policies and practices 4 years after baseline—a follow-up study. 

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Reeder, A. I., Jopson, J. A., & Gray, A. (2012). Primary school sun protection policies and practices 4 years after baseline—a follow-up study. Health Education Research, 27(5), 844-856.
Before the 2005 launch of the New Zealand SunSmart Schools Accreditation Programme (SSAP), 242 randomly sampled primary schools completed a mail survey about sun protection polici…

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in the sun: the barriers to behavioural change in Northern Ireland. 

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Owen, T., Fitzpatrick, D., Dolan, O., & Gavin, A. (2004). Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in the sun: the barriers to behavioural change in Northern Ireland. The Ulster medical journal, 73(2), 96.
To inform future health promotion programmes, we studied the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the Northern Ireland population to sun care. An interviewer-administered questio…

Mediation of improvements in sun protective and skin self-examination behaviours: Results from the healthy text study.

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Baker, J., Finch, L., Soyer, H. P., Marshall, A. L., Baade, P., Youl, P., & Janda, M. (2016). Mediation of improvements in sun protective and skin self-examination behaviours: Results from the healthy text study. Psycho-Oncology, 25(1), 28-35.
Objective: Melanoma is on the rise, especially in Caucasian populations exposed to high ultraviolet radiation such as in Australia. This paper examined the psychological component…

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