ERIC Number: EJ979158
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
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External Dynamics Influencing Tattooing among College Students: A Qualitative Analysis
Firmin, Michael; Tse, Luke; Foster, Janna; Angelini, Tammy
Journal of College Student Development, v53 n1 p76-90 Jan-Feb 2012
The study utilized qualitative research methodology to assess external dynamics and their influences on tattooing practices among college students. Twenty-four undergraduates supplied in-depth interviews regarding the external variables related to college students' decisions to tattoo. The present research follows (Tse, Firmin, Angelini, & Foster, 2006), which reported findings regarding college students' internal dynamics for tattoo choices. Present findings suggest that health concerns, parental and peer influences, and social stigmas are particularly cogent external influencers in college students' decisions to tattoo.
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Undergraduate Students, Peer Influence, Adolescents, Human Body, Influences, Interviews, Parent Influence, Social Bias, Social Attitudes, Physical Health, Communicable Diseases, Parent Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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