• myGriffith
    • Staff portal
    • Contact Us⌄
      • Future student enquiries 1800 677 728
      • Current student enquiries 1800 154 055
      • International enquiries +61 7 3735 6425
      • General enquiries 07 3735 7111
      • Online enquiries
      • Staff phonebook
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Journal articles
    • View Item
    • Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Journal articles
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

  • All of Griffith Research Online
    • Communities & Collections
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • This Collection
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • Statistics

  • Most Popular Items
  • Statistics by Country
  • Most Popular Authors
  • Support

  • Contact us
  • FAQs
  • Admin login

  • Login
  • Testing an extended theory of planned behaviour to predict young people's sun safety in a high risk area

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    82820_1.pdf (198.8Kb)
    Author(s)
    White, Katherine M
    Robinson, Natalie G
    Young, Ross McD
    Anderson, Peter J
    Hyde, Melissa K
    Greenbank, Susan
    Rolfe, Toni
    Keane, Julie
    Vardon, Paul
    Baskerville, Debra
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Hyde, Melissa K.
    Year published
    2008
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Objectives The present research examined the sun protection intentions and behaviours of young people in a high risk skin cancer area using an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) incorporating additional social influences of group and image norms. Design The study employed a prospective design to examine young people's sun protection intentions and behaviour. Method Participants (N = 1,134), aged 12-20 years, were students (school, university, TAFE) and young employees living in Queensland, Australia. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing the TPB predictors (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural ...
    View more >
    Objectives The present research examined the sun protection intentions and behaviours of young people in a high risk skin cancer area using an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) incorporating additional social influences of group and image norms. Design The study employed a prospective design to examine young people's sun protection intentions and behaviour. Method Participants (N = 1,134), aged 12-20 years, were students (school, university, TAFE) and young employees living in Queensland, Australia. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing the TPB predictors (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control) and additional social influences (group norm, image norm) of sun protection intentions. Two weeks later, participants (N = 734) reported their sun protection behaviour for the previous fortnight. Results Results revealed that the TPB variables of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control and the additional social influence variable of group norms, but not image norms, emerged as significant predictors of intentions to engage in sun protection. The extended TPB variables accounted for 36% of the variance in intentions. For behaviour, the extended TPB variables accounted for 27% of the variance with both intention and, unexpectedly, group norm as the significant direct predictors of sun protective behaviours. Conclusions Results of this study provide support for the application of the TPB in the sun safety context and highlight the importance of considering the influence of group norms in the development of future interventions to increase young people's sun protection intentions and behaviour.
    View less >
    Journal Title
    British Journal of Health Psychology
    Volume
    13
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1348/135910707X210004
    Copyright Statement
    © 2008 British Psychological Society. Published by Wiley-Blackwell. This is the pre-peer-reviewed version of the following article: Testing an extended theory of planned behaviour to predict young people's sun safety in a high risk area, British Journal of Health Psychology (BJHP), Vol. 13(3), 2008, pp. 435-448, which has been published in final form at dx.doi.org/10.1348/135910707X210004.
    Subject
    Sociology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/52865
    Collection
    • Journal articles

    Footer

    Disclaimer

    • Privacy policy
    • Copyright matters
    • CRICOS Provider - 00233E

    Tagline

    • Gold Coast
    • Logan
    • Brisbane - Queensland, Australia
    First Peoples of Australia
    • Aboriginal
    • Torres Strait Islander