Table 2.
Correlations Among the 10 Items of the Cognitive Rationalization of Tanning-Bed Use Scale
| Item #1 | Item #2 | Item #3 | Item #4 | Item #5 | Item #6 | Item #7 | Item #8 | Item #9 | Item #10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item #1 (M = 2.11, SD = .87) | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Item #2 (M = 2.73, SD = 1.01) | 0.46* | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Item #3 (M = 2.53, SD = 1.09) | 0.36* | 0.24* | 1.00 | |||||||
| Item #4 (M = 1.82, SD = 1.05) | 0.39* | 0.30* | 0.23* | 1.00 | ||||||
| Item #5 (M = 1.95, SD = .99) | 0.48* | 0.35* | 0.24* | 0.61* | 1.00 | |||||
| Item #6 (M = 3.14, SD = 1.24) | 0.26* | 0.28* | 0.31* | 0.17 | 0.22* | 1.00 | ||||
| Item #7 (M = 3.49, SD = 1.15) | 0.32* | 0.20* | 0.15 | 0.28* | 0.29* | 0.23* | 1.00 | |||
| Item #8 (M = 2.66, SD = 1.17) | 0.46* | 0.32* | 0.30* | 0.29* | 0.37* | 0.17 | 0.29* | 1.00 | ||
| Item #9 (M = 3.31, SD = 1.12) | 0.13 | 0.22* | 0.07 | 0.23* | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.21* | 0.13 | 1.00 | |
| Item #10 (M = 3.29, SD = .99) | 0.45* | 0.36* | 0.28* | 0.45* | 0.40* | 0.36* | 0.31* | 0.42* | 0.33* | 1.00 |
p < .01
Note.
Item #1: Tanning-bed use cannot be all that bad for you because many people who use tanning beds live long lives.
Item #2: More skin cancer is caused by frequent sunburns and family history than tanning bed use.
Item #3: You can overcome the harms of using tanning beds by doing things like using sunscreen, eating healthy food and exercising regularly.
Item #4: You have to die of something, so why not enjoy yourself and use tanning beds?
Item #5: It is more important for me to get that tanned look at this age than worry about skin cancer.
Item #6: I think I would have to use tanning beds a lot more frequently than I do to put my health at risk.
Item #7: Everything causes cancer these days.
Item #8: If tanning-bed use was so bad for you, the government would ban tanning beds.
Item #9: It is dangerous to walk across the street.
Item #10: Tanning-bed use is no more risky than lots of other things that people do.