biostudies-literatureUnknownWu YPOffice of Communications, Huntsman Cancer InstituteUniversity of Utah Undergraduate Research Opportunities ProgramAmerican Cancer SocietyOffice of Communications, Genetic Counseling Shared Resource, and Cancer Biostatistics Shared ResourceOregon Health and Science University Department of DermatologyHuntsman Cancer Institute, University of UtahNCI NIH HHSMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterLombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown UniversityUse of recommended sun protection strategies among minor children of melanoma survivors is suboptimal and as a result, these children receive excess ultraviolet radiation exposure that further increases their melanoma risk. Among a sample of 368 melanoma survivor-child dyads, the relationship between family-focused factors and child sun protection and related outcomes was examined, as well as the relations of family factors with individual sun-protective behaviors. The findings indicated that sun protection, tanning, and sunburn were positively associated between survivors and their children. Certain family-focused factors including parental perceived risk for the child to develop melanoma later in life and problem-solving skills were associated with child melanoma risk and protection outcJournal of health psychology13591053251378226https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12614335biostudies-literatureSun protection, sunburn, tanning, and family factors among melanoma survivors and their minor children.PMC12614335P30 CA042014HHSN261201800016CP30 CA008748P30CA008748P30 CA051008HHSN261201800016IP30CA051008RSG-19-121-01-CPPBBoucher KMDeboeck PRWu YPHancock SEHay JLGrossman DSmith KRBrady HLStump TKTercyak KPWankier APLeachman SAAspinwall LGMooney KfalseSun protection, sunburn, tanning, and family factors among melanoma survivors and their minor children.Use of recommended sun protection strategies among minor children of melanoma survivors is suboptimal and as a result, these children receive excess ultraviolet radiation exposure that further increases their melanoma risk. Among a sample of 368 melanoma survivor-child dyads, the relationship between family-focused factors and child sun protection and related outcomes was examined, as well as the relations of family factors with individual sun-protective behaviors. The findings indicated that sun protection, tanning, and sunburn were positively associated between survivors and their children. Certain family-focused factors including parental perceived risk for the child to develop melanoma later in life and problem-solving skills were associated with child melanoma risk and protection outc2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Oct2026-06-06T13:30:56.185Z2026-05-31T03:07:50.471ZS-EPMC126143354106774810.1177/13591053251378226