Table 1.
Differences in Psychiatric and Substance Use Characteristics of College Women by Indoor Tanning and Tanning Dependence Status
| Variables | Indoor Tanned (n = 139) | Never Indoor Tanned (n = 167) | Tanning Dependent (n = 75) | Not Tanning Dependent (n = 231) | Overall (N = 306) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Overall MINI Diagnosis | |||||
| Any psychiatric disorder | 73 (52.5) | 81 (48.5) | 46 (61.3)* | 108 (46.8) | 154 (49.7) |
| No psychiatric disorder | 66 (47.5) | 86 (51.5) | 29 (38.7) | 123 (53.2) | 152 (50.3) |
| Substance abuse or dependence | 32 (23.0)** | 15 (9.0) | 16 (21.3) | 31 (13.4) | 47 (15.4) |
| No substance abuse or dependence | 107 (77.0) | 152 (91.0) | 59 (78.7) | 200 (86.6) | 259 (84.6) |
| Symptoms of Substance Abuse or Dependence | |||||
| Smoked in past 30 days | 31 (22.3)* | 19 (11.4) | 16 (21.3) | 34 (14.7) | 50 (16.3) |
| Did not smoke in past 30 days | 108 (77.7) | 148 (88.6) | 59 (78.7) | 197 (85.3) | 256 (83.7) |
| Alcohol | 98 (70.5)*** | 81 (48.5) | 57 (76.0)*** | 122 (52.8) | 179 (58.5) |
| Not alcohol | 41 (29.5) | 86 (51.5) | 18 (24.0) | 109 (47.2) | 127 (41.5) |
| Illicit drugs | 17 (12.2) | 10 (6.0) | 8 (10.7) | 19 (8.2) | 27 (8.8) |
| Not illicit drugs | 122 (87.8) | 157 (94.0) | 67 (89.3) | 212 (91.8) | 279 (91.2) |
| Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders | |||||
| Anorexia or bulimia | 31 (22.3) | 42 (25.1) | 22 (29.3) | 51 (22.1) | 73 (23.9) |
| Not anorexia or bulimia | 108 (77.7) | 125 (74.9) | 53 (70.7) | 180 (77.9) | 233 (76.1) |
| High seasonal affective | 70 (50.4) | 79 (47.3) | 44 (58.7)* | 105 (45.5) | 149 (48.7) |
| Low seasonal affective | 69 (49.6) | 88 (52.7) | 31 (41.3) | 126 (54.5) | 157 (51.3) |
| Major depression | 37 (26.6) | 42 (25.1) | 18 (24.0) | 61 (26.4) | 79 (25.8) |
| Not major depression | 102 (73.4) | 125 (74.9) | 57 (76.0) | 170 (73.6) | 227 (74.2) |
| Social anxiety | 4 (2.9)* | 16 (9.6) | 4 (5.3) | 16 (6.9) | 20 (6.5) |
| Not social anxiety | 135 (97.1) | 151 (90.4) | 71 (94.7) | 215 (93.1) | 286 (93.5) |
| Obsessive compulsive | 19 (13.7) | 22 (13.2) | 13 (17.3) | 28 (12.1) | 41 (13.4) |
| Not obsessive compulsive | 120 (86.3) | 145 (86.8) | 62 (82.7) | 203 (87.9) | 265 (86.6) |
| Posttraumatic stress | 39 (28.1) | 33 (19.8) | 19 (25.3) | 53 (22.9) | 72 (23.5) |
| Not posttraumatic stress | 100 (71.9) | 134 (80.2) | 56 (74.7) | 178 (77.1) | 234 (76.5) |
| Generalized anxiety | 31 (22.3)** | 14 (8.4) | 14 (18.7) | 31 (13.5) | 45 (14.8) |
| Not generalized anxiety | 108 (77.7) | 152 (91.6) | 61 (81.3) | 199 (86.5) | 260 (85.2) |
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001;
a
Group differences were assessed using chi square analyses.
Note: MINI = Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview