Table 3.
Final Model Standardized Path Coefficients and Standard Errors.
| Indoor Tanning | Outdoor Tanning | Sunscreen Use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeff. | SE | Coeff. | SE | Coeff. | SE | |
| HBAU—Sunscreen Toxicity | .016 | .098 | −.082 | .059 | −.123a | .053 |
| HBAU—Seasonal Effects | −.01 | .117 | −.074 | .079 | - | - |
| HBAU—Health Benefits of Tanning | −.005 | .182 | .428b | .116 | - | - |
| HBAU—Tanning Through the Winter | .312a | .141 | −.035 | .098 | - | - |
| Susceptibility to skin cancer | .077 | .077 | .020 | .057 | .082 | .051 |
| Severity of skin cancer | −.011 | .074 | .057 | .046 | −.072 | .058 |
| Appearance motivation to tan | .244c | .086 | .420b | .059 | .024 | .058 |
| Sociocultural motivation to tan | .013 | .080 | −.069 | .062 | −.114 | .063 |
| Complementary protection: Wear hat | .003 | .085 | −.073 | .055 | .160c | .051 |
| Complementary protection: Wear shirt | .025 | .081 | −.114c | .046 | .031 | .053 |
| Complementary protection: Umbrella | −.085 | .074 | −.100a | .050 | .187b | .046 |
| Complementary protection: Wear shades | .063 | .081 | .133c | .053 | .179b | .044 |
| Parental education | −.143 | .083 | .006 | .051 | .168b | .046 |
| Skin color | −.086 | .097 | .029 | .058 | −.040 | .041 |
| Gender | .362b | .092 | .237b | .067 | .256b | .049 |
Abbreviations: HBAU, Health Beliefs About UV; SE, standard errors.
a P < .05.
b P < .001.
c P < .01.
d Gender was coded M = 0, F = 1; the positive association between gender and indoor tanning reflects the greater rate of tanning among women.