Table 3 Test-retest change in attitudes related to sun exposure

Attitude: When I am brown, my clothes suit me better

228

44

19.3

127

55.7

57

25.0

0.599

Attitude: Sunbathing helps prevent health problems

227

63

27.8

93

41.0

71

31.3

0.282

Attitude: I like the feeling of the sun when I’m lying on the beach

226

36

15.9

112

49.6

78

34.5

0.002

Attitude: It’s worth using sun-protection creams in the future

227

62

27.3

136

59.9

29

12.8

0.025

Attitude: I find sun-protection creams unpleasant

225

67

29.8

90

40.0

68

30.2

0.533

Attitude: It’s worth using sun-protection creams even if I don’t get a tan

227

77

33.9

97

42.7

53

23.3

0.226

Attitude: People who are tanned are more attractive

227

56

24.7

119

52.4

52

22.9

0.844

Attitude: Sunbathing is good for my body

228

60

26.3

98

43.0

70

30.7

0.195

Attitude: Sunbathing relaxes me

227

41

18.1

113

49.8

73

32.2

0.097

Attitude: Being tanned makes me look young and relaxed

228

60

26.3

104

45.6

64

28.1

0.297

Attitude: Sunbathing cheers me up

227

46

20.3

116

51.1

65

28.6

0.136

Attitude: I like sunbathing

227

32

14.1

123

54.2

72

31.7

0.001

Attitude: When I go to the beach I’m more comfortable in the shade

227

82

36.1

99

43.6

46

20.3

0.056

Attitude: I don’t like high-protection sunblockers because they are unattractive

228

53

23.2

101

44.3

74

32.5

0.133