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• TITLE: Romantic Relationship Status and Gender Differences in Sun Tanning Attitudes and Behaviors of U.S. College Students

  AUTHORS: Terry F. Pettijohn II, Terry F. Pettijohn, Alexandra G. Gilbert

  KEYWORDS: Sun Tanning, Gender Differences, Romantic Relationships, Skin Cancer

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.2 No.2, March 29, 2011

  ABSTRACT: Male and female college students (n = 353) involved in varying degrees of romantic relationships responded to a questionnaire investigating sun tanning attitudes and behaviors. Females were predicted to engage in sun tanning more frequently and have more positive attitudes about sun tanning than males. Those students who were dating were also predicted to engage in more sun tanning behaviors and have more positive attitudes regarding tanning compared to students who were not dating, in committed romantic relationships, or married. Results supported these predictions overall. Females, and college students who were dating, engaged in more risky sun tanning behaviors and are therefore especially at risk for health related consequences of sun tanning.