Psychosocial factors and tattooing in adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorNunthana Sripinijen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-20T04:34:05Z
dc.date.available2011-02-20T04:34:05Z
dc.date.created2010-02-12en_US
dc.date.issued2010-02-12en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To study psychosocial factors related to tattooing including reasons influencing decision-making, complication awareness and Perceived barriers to tattoo. Materials and methods: Samples were all the first and second year students, 520 students in Chuntaburi Rajabhut University. Fourteen questionnaires were used and grouped into 3 topics as mentioned in objectives above. Data were statistic analysed with percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-squares. Results: Tattooing population was 19%, mostly were male. The tattooed reasons were fashion, membership, spiritual enhancement, self expression and independency. For the non-tattooed considered about complicated removal and two perceived barrier issues: parental criticism and serious infection such as HIV infection, hepatitis. Conclusion: The related psychosocial factors were tattooed reasons, complication awareness and perceived barrier issues. All finding results should be fruitfully compelled to tattoo-interested teen.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Mental Health of Thailand - วารสารสุขภาพจิต แห่งประเทศไทย; Volume 16 Number 1 January 2008; 52-60en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/130954
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Mental Health of Thailand - วารสารสุขภาพจิต แห่งประเทศไทยen_US
dc.rightsJournal of Mental Health of Thailand - วารสารสุขภาพจิต แห่งประเทศไทยen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/JMHT/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/JMHT/article/view/1274en_US
dc.titlePsychosocial factors and tattooing in adolescentsen_US
dc.typeOriginal articlesen_US
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