Body piercing, tattooing, self-esteem, and body investment in adolescent girls.

Adolescence | September 22, 2002| | Copyright

Tattooing and body piercing have become increasingly prevalent in popular culture over the last 30 years (Featherstone, 1999; Sweetman, 1999). Such practices are considered forms of body modification along with branding, cutting, binding, inserting implants to alter the appearance and form of the body (Featherstone, 1999), plastic surgery, and gender reassignment (Benson, 2000). Martin (1997) perceived adolescence as a time when body modification becomes particularly appealing as adolescents struggle for identity and control over their changing bodies. Particularly noteworthy is ...

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