Promoting healthier behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs toward sun exposure in parents of young children.

The present study examined the impact of a conceptually driven intervention designed to increase skin cancer knowledge and promote healthier, "sun-safe" attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about sun exposure in mothers of children ages 6 months to 10 years old. Participants (N = 55) were assigned to a comprehensive prevention program (CPP), information-only condition (IOC), or a no-information control group (NIC). An assessment battery measuring skin cancer knowledge, sun-safe behaviors, and sun exposure attitudes and beliefs was administered at baseline, 2 weeks postintervention, and 12 weeks postintervention.