Childhood sun safety at different ages: relations between parental sun protection behavior towards their child and children's own sun protection behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sunburns during childhood are strongly associated with development of melanoma in later life. While parents play an important role in children's sun protection, insight in possible shifts in behavioral responsibility from parents towards their children and the possible effect of children's sex is important for targeting sun safety interventions throughout childhood and adolescence.

Methods

This cross-sectional survey study was conducted among a representative sample of Dutch parents (N = 1053) of children aged between 4 and 13 years old. Questionnaires measured both parental and children's own sun safety behavior during planned (e.g. going to the beach) and incidental (e.g. bycicling) sun exposure situations. Analyses of variance were used to test for age group di

SUBMITTER: Thoonen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6683475 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature