Abstract
Emerging evidence suggests that there are few differences in the personality profiles of tattooed and non-tattooed adults. To add to this literature, we compared tattooed and non-tattooed adults in terms of their willingness to take risks in multiple domains, as well as their impulsivity and boredom proneness. Adults from central Europe (. N=. 1006) completed measures of the afore-mentioned concepts and reported the number of tattoos they had. In total, 19.1% of respondents had at least one tattoo, with no significant differences as a function of sex, nationality, education, or marital status. We also found that tattooed adults had higher motor impulsivity and were more willing to take risks in recreational and health and safety domains. However, effect sizes of these differences were negligible to small. Among tattooed adults, there were no significant associations between the number of tattoos possessed and any of the measured variables. These results suggest that tattooed and non-tattooed adults nowadays are more similar than different.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 40-44 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
Volume | 88 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Jan 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Body art
- Boredom proneness
- Impulsivity
- Risk-taking
- Tattoos
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology