Adolescent Tattooing
By Myrna L. Armstrong, Ed.D. and Kathleen Pace Murphy, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 5, Number 3, 1998, Pages 1-4
Abstract:
Adolescence is filled with psychosocial pressures and struggles for independence. Adolescents are challenged to describe who they are and what they want to become. Often they are preoccupied with themselves, their appearance, and the opinions of others; they obtain many ideas from peers, role models, and the media. Today, tattooing is on the rise with an estimate of 7 to 20 million adults already tattooed.
This article reports on a survey with 2,212 youth which looked at adolescent interest in tattooing and the characteristics and associated purchase, possession, and health risks of tattooed adolescents.
This article reports on a survey with 2,212 youth which looked at adolescent interest in tattooing and the characteristics and associated purchase, possession, and health risks of tattooed adolescents.
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This article can be found in the issue:
Tattooing and Body Piercing
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 5, Number 3, 1998
The perceptions of tattooed and body-pierced youngsters being at-risk, sexually active, and exhibiting rebellion do not necessarily apply anymore. What adults might perceive as rebellion, for youth may be personal statements of self-identity and body art.
This issue also featured these articles:
- • Adolescent Body Piercing, Pages 7-10
- • Adolescent Tattooing, Pages 1-4
- • Erasing the Tag of Gang Membership: The D-TAG Program, Pages 6-7
- • On Teenagers and Tattoos, Pages 10-12
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