Comparing the emerging psychological meaning of tattoos in drug-addicted and not drug-addicted adults: A look inside health risks.
Drugs addicted
Locus of control
Personality
Self-efficacy
Tattoos
Journal
Health psychology research
ISSN: 2420-8124
Titre abrégé: Health Psychol Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101633445
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Oct 2020
05 Oct 2020
Historique:
received:
20
07
2020
accepted:
20
08
2020
entrez:
30
10
2020
pubmed:
31
10
2020
medline:
31
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Although tattoos have been historically characteristic of criminals and drug addicts therefore carrying negative associations, it is now an accepted and appreciated form of body modification. Tattoos could be considered as a projective psychological test, most people use their body as blackboard to represent the most varied meanings related to the way they perceive themselves. It is also true that tattoos can assume the role of diagnostic indicators for a possible abuse of psychoactive substances, as well as their aggregating and communicative functions within the group of drug addicts. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the relation among personality traits, self-efficacy, locus of control and motivations for tattooing. The sample consisted of 150 subjects, 50 tattooed adults, 50 tattooed drug addicted adults, and 50 non-tattooed adults. Data were collected by using the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ), the Perceived Self- efficacy Test, the Mini Locus of Control scale and a Tattoos Inventory. Results of the present study contribute to a deeper understanding of the new meaning of tattoos, they no longer represent personality traits, they rather have the function of reinforcing beliefs about how to perceive oneself, this happens especially in drug addicts in which the presence of tattoos reinforces the illusory belief of self-esteem and internal locus of control. Given the rising presence of tattoos today, this could be useful to get a better understanding of the existential unease of certain populations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33123650
doi: 10.4081/hpr.2020.9268
pmc: PMC7588846
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
9268Informations de copyright
©Copyright: the Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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