Prevalence, sociodemography, mental health and gender differences of tattooing and body piercing;Prävalenz, soziodemografie, mentale gesundheit und geschlechtsunterschiede bei piercing und tattoo

PPmP Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 445-449

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

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body modification; Gender; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MODIFICATION; BODY PIERCING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; TATTOOING; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROUSAL; BODY PIERCING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TATTOOING;

EID: 33751349488     PISSN: 09372032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-951817     Document Type: Article

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