“…In comparison with the international literature, there is a dearth of empirical psychological research in the Brazilian context (or with the Brazilian population).Most Brazilian studies are theoretical and employ a qualitative approach (Bicca, Duquia, Breunig, Souza, & Almeida, 2013;Corso & Corso, 2014;Dadalte, Mariano, Pedrão, & Soares, 2013;Macedo & Paravidini, 2014;Macedo, Paravidini, & Próchno, 2014;Pinheiro & Carvalho, 2017;Rodriguez & Carreteiro, 2014), viewing tattoos mostly as a form of subjectivation, as a search for identity through symbolic means. Studies with quantitative and psychometric approaches are thus lacking in the Brazilian context (Conti et al, 2012;Gouveia, et al, 2010;Medeiros, Gouveia, Pimentel, Soares, & Lima, 2010).…”