Modifying the body: Motivations for getting tattooed and pierced

Wohlrab, Silke; Stähl, Jutta; Kappeler, Peter M.

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.12.001

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“…The reasons why people are getting pierced and tattooed are the following: striving to be up to date with fashion trends, the desire to beautify their body to make certain impression or to create new image, mimicking their idols, overcoming their complexes, the desire to stand out, or to express spirituality and cultural tradition [10,11]. Our study shows what are young adults' opinions about that form of body modifications.…”

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Popularity and knowledge concerning complications of body modifications among young adults

Pekar

Skolarczyk

Łabądź

et al. 2017

Polish Journal of Public Health

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Introduction. Body modifications are practices leading to transient or permanent change of various parts of human body. The most popular forms of body modifications are tattooing and piercing.Aim. The aim of the study is to determine the frequency of the most popular body modifications (tattoos and piercing) among young adults aged 18-32 years and to collect and analyze their opinions concerning body modifications and to determine their knowledge about the complications during these procedures.Material and methods. The study was conducted in February 2017 among 251 individuals: 146 females (58.17%) and 105 males (41.83%). An original questionnaire was used. It consisted of questions about body modifications. Researchers recorded body modifications the respondents have had. Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous. Participants were randomly selected. Results were analyzed with STATISTICA 12.5 and ANOVA program; p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results. The number of 23 examined individuals (10 men and 13 women) had tattoos (9.16%). The mean number of tattoos was 1.6±0.6 for women and 2±1.1 for men. As many as 128 individuals had ear piercing (51%), including 6 males and 122 females. The number of 13 people (5.18%) had piercing in places other than ears. Piercing is significantly more common than tattooing. As many as 109 individuals (43.43%) did not have tattoos or body piercing. The total number of 106 respondents (42.23%) liked tattoos, ear piercing 168 (66.93%), piercing of other parts of the body 41 (16.33%), and other body modifications 8 (3.19%) individuals. As many as 221 (88.05%) individuals claimed that they knew the complications of body modifications.Conclusions. Body modifications are popular among young adults, especially among females. The most positively assessed by respondents were earnings and tattoos, what correlates with their occurrence in this group of people. The vast majority of respondents consider that they know the complications of body modifications.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Popularity and knowledge concerning complications of body modifications among young adults

Pekar

Skolarczyk

Łabądź

et al. 2017

Polish Journal of Public Health

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“…Auskarų segėjimas ilgą laiką buvo siejamas su priklausymu mažu-moms ar subkultūroms (Wohlrab, Stahl, Kappeler, 2007). Šiuo metu toks požiūris beveik visiškai išnykęs ir auskarai įgauna naujas prasmes, tampa vis madingesniu aksesuaru (Totten, Limpscom, Jones, 2009), daugėja auskarus įsivėrusių jaunų žmonių (Laumann, Derick, 2006), vis dažniau auskarus veriasi vyrai (Makkai, McAllister, 2001).…”

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Auskaro veido srityje reikšmė bendraamžio mokinio asmenybės ir elgesio charakteristikų suvokimui: 11-13 metų mokinių vertinimas

Medišauskaitė¹,

Markšaitytė²

2013

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Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, LietuvaSantrauka. Problema. Ankstyvojoje paauglystėje įvaizdžio kūrimas per išorinius atributus tampa ypač reikšmingas ir net viena išvaizdos detalė gali lemti, ar paauglys bus pripažintas, ar atstumtas savo bendraamžių. Šiuo metu vieni madingiausių pasaulyje išvaizdos elementų -auskarai. Juos veriasi vis jaunesnio amžiaus asmenys, o vėrimosi vietos tampa vis įvairesnės. Taigi šiuo tyrimu keliamas tikslas: išsiaiškinti auskaro reikš-mę bendraamžio mokinio asmenybės ir elgesio charakteristikų suvokimui. Metodika. Tyrime dalyvavo 148 šeštos klasės mokiniai iš dviejų Kauno miesto vidurinių mokyklų. 52,7 % (78) berniukų ir 47,3 % (70) mergaičių, amžiaus vidurkis -12,32 metų. Tiriamiesiems buvo pateiktas vaizdinis stimulas ir klausimynas. Trys paauglio (6 klasės mokinio) nuotraukos naudotos kaip vaizdinis stimulas: be auskaro, su auskaru antakyje ir su auskaru lūpoje. Klausimyną sudarė teiginiai, skirti mokinio nuotraukoje akademiniam pažangumui, socialiniam ir fiziniam patrauklumui, tinkamo -netinkamo elgesio suvokimui įvertinti. Rezultatai. Mokinys be auskaro vertinamas kaip geriau besimokantis, fiziškai patrauklesnis, tinkamiau besielgiantis nei mokinys, turintis auskarą lūpoje. Be to, mokinys su auskaru antakyje suvokiamas kaip fiziškai patrauklesnis už mokinį su auskaru lūpoje. Tyrimo duomenų analizė parodė, kad mergaitės labiau norėtų bendrauti su mokiniu, turinčiu auskarą antakyje, negu su mokiniu be auskaro ar su mokiniu, turinčiu auskarą lūpoje. Išvados. Auskaras -svarbus asmens suvokimui. Skirtingas paauglio su auskaru lūpoje ir su auskaru antakyje vertinimas rodo auskaro vietos įtaką asmens suvokimui. Pagrindiniai žodžiai: paauglystė, socialinis suvokimas, auskaro vėrimasis.

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“…the Old Testament and the Koran), it appears that less religious individuals in contemporary American society have more body art (tattoos or piercing) because of a lack of feeling of community and disconnection from religious institutions. Additional reasons for obtaining tattoos among the general population described by Wohlrab, Stahl and Kappeler (2007) have included the following categories: beauty, art and fashion (body art); individuality (create and maintain self-identity); personal narrative (expression of values and experiences); physical endurance (testing one's threshold for pain); group affi liations and commitment (membership or the wish to belong); resistance (against authority or provocation); spirituality and cultural tradition (emphasize cultural beliefs); addiction (related to release of endorphins and positive feeling); sexual motivation (expressing sexual affectations or sexuality); and no specifi c reason (impulsive, under the infl uence of psychoactive substances).…”

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Tattoos and antisocial personality disorder

Cardasis

Huth‐Bocks

Silk

2008

Personality & Mental Health

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Modifying the body: Motivations for getting tattooed and pierced

Cited by 181 publications

References 61 publications

Popularity and knowledge concerning complications of body modifications among young adults

Popularity and knowledge concerning complications of body modifications among young adults

Auskaro veido srityje reikšmė bendraamžio mokinio asmenybės ir elgesio charakteristikų suvokimui: 11-13 metų mokinių vertinimas

Tattoos and antisocial personality disorder

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