The communicative value of tattoos: The role of public self-consciousness on tattoo visibility

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-74

  Doss, Kathleen ^a   Ebesu Hubbard, Amy S ^b  

^a PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication Potential; Impression Management; Public Self Consciousness; Tattoos

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878082723     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090802637072     Document Type: Article

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