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Firmin, Michael; Tse, Luke; Foster, Janna; Angelini, Tammy – Journal of College Student Development, 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, &…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Undergraduate Students, Peer Influence, Adolescents
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Martin, Benjamin A.; Dula, Chris S. – College Student Journal, 2010
Previous research indicates stigmas can produce feelings of fear, isolation, and discrimination, and that negative stigma has been and still is, associated with tattooing. Due to the rise in tattoo popularity, a method to analyze stigma against tattooed individuals is needed. The Martin Stigma Against Tattoos Survey (MSATS), was created, taken by…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Grade Point Average, Construct Validity, Personality Measures
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Horne, Jenn; Knox, David; Zusman, Jane; Zusman, Marty E. – College Student Journal, 2007
Previously, in those segments of America where "proper" behavior was valued, tattoos and body piercings were examples of what Goffman identified as "stigma"--they spoiled one's identity. Today, tattoos and piercings have become more mainstream. This study reports the survey of 400 undergraduates at a large southeastern university. Regarding…
Descriptors: Females, Gender Differences, Males, Social Attitudes