BEHAVIOR
Sunscreen Use & Sun Avoidance
Studies on changing Sunscreen Use & Sun Avoidance
STUDY
Facilitating Sunscreen Use Among Chinese Young Adults: Less-Motivated Persons Benefit from a Planning Intervention.
TACTICS
Education or Information, Implementation Intentions
STUDY
Randomized trial testing a worksite sun protection program in an outdoor recreation industry.
STUDY
Evaluation of immediate and 12week effects of a smartphone sun-safety mobile application: a randomized clinical trial.
Tactics used to change Sunscreen Use & Sun Avoidance
TACTIC
Education or Information
Education refers to empowering a person with more knowledge or training than they had previously. While providing information alone is often a suboptimal way to drive meaningful behavior change or long-term interventions, the right message at the right time can be a powerful part of a behavior change strategy.
TACTIC
Implementation Intentions
Implementation intentions are specific details for when and how a behavior should or will be performed. These are often formulated as ""if-then"" rules, such as:- "if I crave something sweet, I'll have fruit instead of candy"- "if I am in the mood for a cigarette, I'll wait 5 minutes—then, if I still want it, I can have one"Other examples include studies where flu vaccination uptake was higher in groups of people nudged to make more specific plans (i.e. picking a specific time and date, along with a mode of transport to a specific clinic). The same general effect was observed with voting behaviors. These are a generally low-cost tool to slightly improve the gap between intention and performance of a behavior.