Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/929642
- Title
- Tattoos and piercings in adolescents: family conflicts and temperament
- Author/Creator
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Bosello, Romina;
Favaro, Angela;
Zanetti, Tatiana;
Soave, Manuela;
Vidotto, Giulio;
Huon, Gail;
Santonastaso, Paolo
- Institution
- The University of Newcastle. Academic & Global Relations Division, Centre for Teaching and Learning
- Description
- Introduction: The phenomenon of body art, such as tattoos and piercings, has ancient roots, rediscovered in Western society during the '70s. The aim of this research is to investigate the prevalence and the characteristics of tattoos and piercings among Italian adolescents of high school in Padua, with particular attention to family context and temperament. Methods: Some questionnaires about the presence or the wish of tattoos/piercings, smoke and alcohol use, familiar conflicts, and some temperamental features, such as novelty seeking, harm avoidance and reward dependence, have been administered to a sample of 829 students. Results: Tattoo and piercing's revalence among adolescents was respectively 4% and 24%; 2,5% of the sample had both. Respectively 62% and 35% of the subjects expressed the desire of having a tattoo or piercing. A significant association has been found between tattoo/piercing's presence and smoke and alcohol use (p
- Relation
- Rivista Di Psichiatria Vol. 45, Issue 2, p. 102-106
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/490.5814
- Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
- Keyword(s)
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tattoo/piercing;
body art;
adolescents;
family context;
temperament
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/929642
- Identifier
- ISSN:0035-6484
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