Personality correlates of tattooing and body piercing in a college sample: The kids are alright

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-285

  Tate, James C ^a   Shelton, Britton L ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body modifications; Body piercing; Personality traits; Tattooing

Indexed keywords

EID: 45649083151     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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