Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Institute of Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2010 Sep;56(5):471-9. doi: 10.1177/0020764009106253. Epub 2009 Aug 3.
Body ornamentation is becoming more and more popular, especially among young people.
To establish the sociodemographic characteristics of people with tattoos or body piercing and to analyze the motivations for body ornamentation.
The questionnaire studies were undertaken in Lodz--one of the largest cities in Poland. The data was collected from a group of 968 people, 476 of whom had a piercing and 492 a permanent tattoo.
Statistical analysis revealed that in the group of people with a tattoo, 36.8% were female and 63.2% were male. Contrary proportions were noted among people with a piercing: 78.8% female and 21.2% male.
Body piercing is significantly more popular among women while tattooing is more popular in men. Among adolescents, body piercing is performed considerably earlier than tattooing. The main reasons for body ornamenting in the Polish population are the desire to enhance one's individuality and the need to increase sexual attractiveness.
身体装饰越来越流行，尤其是在年轻人中。
确定有纹身或穿孔的人的社会人口学特征，并分析身体装饰的动机。
问卷调查研究在波兰最大的城市之一罗兹进行。数据来自 968 人，其中 476 人有穿孔，492 人有永久性纹身。
统计分析显示，纹身人群中，女性占 36.8%，男性占 63.2%。而穿孔人群中，女性占 78.8%，男性占 21.2%，比例正好相反。
在波兰人中，穿孔明显更受女性欢迎，而纹身则更受男性欢迎。在青少年中，穿孔的时间明显早于纹身。在波兰人中，进行身体装饰的主要原因是希望增强个性和提高性吸引力。
