Prevalence of tattooing and body piercing in Germany and perception of health, mental disorders, and sensation seeking among tattooed and body-pierced individuals

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 531-534

  Stirn, Aglaja ^a   Hinz, Andreas ^b   Brähler, Elmar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body modifications; Body piercing; Health perception; Prevalence; Sensation seeking; Tattoo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY PIERCING; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TATTOOING;

EID: 33646123757     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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