On Teenagers and Tattoos

By Dr. Andrés Martin
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 5, Number 3, 1998, Pages 10-12

 
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Abstract:

Dr. Andrés Martin of the Yale Child Study Center explore some of the motivations and significance for adolescents around tattoos and piercings. Dr. Martin feels that exploring the motivations around tattooing can help in resolving differences and may even become a novel and additional way of getting to know teenagers.

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