Unattractive, promiscuous and heavy drinkers: Perceptions of women with tattoos

Body Image

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-352

  Swami, Viren ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body art; Physical attractiveness; Sexual promiscuity; Tattoos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TATTOOING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; BEAUTY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; TATTOOING;

EID: 35548959207     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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