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Sun exposure and sun protection behaviours among young adult sport competitors Lawler, Sheleigh, Spathonis, Kym, Eakin, Elizabeth, Gallois, Cindy, Leslie, Eva and Owen, Neville 2007, Sun exposure and sun protection behaviours among young adult sport competitors, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 230-234. Title Sun exposure and sun protection behaviours among young adult sport competitors Author(s) Lawler, Sheleigh Spathonis, Kym Eakin, Elizabeth Gallois, Cindy Leslie, Eva Owen, Neville Journal name Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Volume number 31 Issue number 3 Start page 230 End page 234 Publisher Blackwell Publishing Asia Place of publication Canberra, A.C.T. Publication date 2007 ISSN 1326-0200 Keyword(s) health behaviour public health practice prevention sun protection Summary Objective: To explore the relationship between sun protection and physical activity in young adults (18-30 years) involved in four organised sports. Methods: Participants (n=237) in field hockey, soccer, tennis and surf sports completed a self-administered survey on demographic and sun-protective behaviours while playing sport. Differences in sun-protective behaviour were explored by sport and by gender. Results: Sunburn during the previous sporting season was high (69%). There were differences between sports for sunburn, sunscreen use and reapplication of sunscreen. Lifesaving had the highest rates compared with the other three sports. Hats and sunglasses worn by participants varied significantly by sports. A greater proportion of soccer and hockey players indicated they were not allowed to wear a hat or sunglasses during competition. For all sports, competition was played mainly in the open with no shade provision for competitors while they were playing. There were some gender differences within each of the sports. Female soccer and tennis players were more likely to wear sunscreen compared with males. Female hockey players were more likely to wear a hat compared with males. Conclusions: Our findings highlight that there is still room for improvement in sun-protective behaviours among young adult sport competitors. There is a need for a systematic approach to sun protection in the sporting environments of young adults. Implications: Health promotion efforts to increase physical activity need to be paired with sun protection messages. Language eng Field of Research 111712 Health Promotion HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, The Authors. Journal Compilation. 2007, Public Health Association of Australia Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007208 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connected to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Sun, 09 Mar 2014, 03:35:45 EST Fri, 16 Jan 2009, 12:09:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 10 times in TR Web of Science Cited 10 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 467 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:49:31 EST

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