Table IV.

Associations between self-efficacy and perceived barriers scales and sun protection behavior

	Behavior
Scalea	Sunscreen	Clothing	Shade	Time outdoors
Sunscreen self-efficacy	0.30**	0.17*	0.17*	−0.06
Clothing self-efficacy	0.16*	0.47**	0.30**	−0.16*
Shade self-efficacy	0.25**	0.14*	0.40**	−0.10
Limiting time self-efficacy	0.20**	0.12	0.25**	−0.24**
Sunscreen perceived barriers	−0.35**	0.01	−0.13	0.07
Clothing perceived barriers	−0.21**	−0.32**	−0.28**	0.19**
Shade perceived barriers	−0.28**	−0.14*	−0.47**	0.12
Limiting time perceived barriers	−0.08	−0.08	−0.21**	0.35**

^aPsychosocial items were scored on a scale of 1–5. Higher scores reflected higher levels of self-efficacy and higher levels of perceived barriers. Sunscreen, clothing and shade behavior items also were scored on a scale of 1–5; higher scores reflected more frequent behavior. Time outdoors measured the number of hours outdoors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. *P < 0.05. **P < 0.01.