Predictors of sun protection behaviours and sunburn among Australian adolescents

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Standardised Parameter Estimates and Standard Errors for the Factors Associated with Engagement in Protective Behaviours

Independent variable	Dependent variable	b	SE	b/SE	p value
Gender	Frequency–hat	−0.21	0.02	−11.94	< .001
Attempt to tan	Frequency–hat	−0.15	0.02	−7.11	< .001
Age	Frequency–hat	−0.10	0.02	−5.96	< .001
Perceived relevance	Frequency–hat	0.10	0.02	5.88	< .001
Sun sensitivity	Frequency–hat	0.09	0.02	5.22	< .001
Location	Frequency–hat	0.07	0.02	3.91	< .001
Like to tan	Frequency–hat	−0.00	0.02	−0.19	.848
Attempt to tan	Frequency–clothing	−0.17	0.02	−7.88	< .001
Sun sensitivity	Frequency–clothing	0.10	0.02	6.01	< .001
Year	Frequency–clothing	−0.07	0.02	−3.96	< .001
Gender	Frequency–clothing	−0.07	0.02	−3.90	< .001
Age	Frequency–clothing	−0.05	0.02	−2.89	.004
SES	Frequency–clothing	−0.03	0.02	−1.62	.106
Like to tan	Frequency–clothing	−0.02	0.02	−0.91	.361
Location	Frequency–clothing	0.01	0.02	0.37	.714
Gender	Frequency–shade	0.16	0.02	8.97	< .001
Like to tan	Frequency–shade	−0.17	0.02	−7.79	< .001
Year	Frequency–shade	0.13	0.02	7.72	< .001
Attempt to tan	Frequency–shade	−0.15	0.02	−6.70	< .001
Sun sensitivity	Frequency–shade	0.06	0.02	3.36	< .001
Perceived relevance	Frequency–shade	0.04	0.02	2.39	.017
Like to tan	Frequency–inside	−0.17	0.02	−7.85	< .001
Gender	Frequency–inside	0.11	0.02	5.81	< .001
Attempt to tan	Frequency–inside	−0.09	0.02	−4.15	< .001
Year	Frequency–inside	0.07	0.02	4.00	< .001
Location	Frequency–inside	−0.06	0.02	−3.25	< .001
Sun sensitivity	Frequency–inside	0.04	0.02	2.01	.044

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