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Tattooing and Body Piercing - What Motivates You To Do It?

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  • BogusÅ‚aw Antoszewski

    (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Institute of Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland, klinchirplast@toya.net.pl)

  • Aneta Sitek

    (Department of Anthropology, University of Lodz, Poland)

  • Marta FijaÅ‚kowska

    (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Institute of Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland)

  • Anna Kasielska

    (Individual Study Course in Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Institute of Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland)

  • Julia Kruk-Jeromin

    (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Institute of Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland)

Abstract

Background: Body ornamentation is becoming more and more popular, especially among young people. Aims: To establish the sociodemographic characteristics of people with tattoos or body piercing and to analyze the motivations for body ornamentation. Methods: The questionnaire studies were undertaken in Lodz — one of the largest cities in Poland. The data was collected from a group of 968 people, 476 of whom had a piercing and 492 a permanent tattoo. Results: Statistical analysis revealed that in the group of people with a tattoo, 36.8% were female and 63.2% were male. Contrary proportions were noted among people with a piercing: 78.8% female and 21.2% male. Conclusions: Body piercing is significantly more popular among women while tattooing is more popular in men. Among adolescents, body piercing is performed considerably earlier than tattooing. The main reasons for body ornamenting in the Polish population are the desire to enhance one’s individuality and the need to increase sexual attractiveness.

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  • BogusÅ‚aw Antoszewski & Aneta Sitek & Marta FijaÅ‚kowska & Anna Kasielska & Julia Kruk-Jeromin, 2010. "Tattooing and Body Piercing - What Motivates You To Do It?," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 56(5), pages 471-479, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:56:y:2010:i:5:p:471-479
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764009106253
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    1. Joanna Witkoś & Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, 2020. "Gender Differences in Subjective Pain Perception during and after Tattooing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Kincaid, Paula A. & Short, Jeremy C. & Wolfe, Marcus T., 2022. "Got ink, get paid? Exploring the impact of tattoo visibility on crowdfunding performance," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 17(C).
    3. Sierra, Jeremy J. & Jillapalli, Ravi K. & Badrinarayanan, Vishag A., 2013. "Determinants of a lasting purchase: The case of the tattoo patron," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 20(4), pages 389-399.
    4. Rebecca Owens & Steven J. Filoromo & Lauren A. Landgraf & Christopher D. Lynn & Michael R. A. Smetana, 2023. "Deviance as an historical artefact: a scoping review of psychological studies of body modification," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-10, December.

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