Bosello Romina, Favaro Angela, Zanetti Tatiana, Soave Manuela, Vidotto Giulio, Huon Gail, Santonastaso Paolo
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Padova.
Riv Psichiatr. 2010 Mar-Apr;45(2):102-6.
The phenomenon of body art, such as tattoos and piercings, has ancient roots, rediscovered in Western society during the '70s. The aim of this research is to investigate the prevalence and the characteristics of tattoos and piercings among Italian adolescents of high school in Padua, with particular attention to family context and temperament.
Some questionnaires about the presence or the wish of tattoos/piercings, smoke and alcohol use, familiar conflicts, and some temperamental features, such as novelty seeking, harm avoidance and reward dependence, have been administered to a sample of 829 students.
Tattoo and piercing's prevalence among adolescents was respectively 4% and 24%; 2.5% of the sample had both. Respectively 62% and 35% of the subjects expressed the desire of having a tattoo or piercing. A significant association has been found between tattoo/piercing's presence and smoke and alcohol use (p < 0.001). Subjects with tattoos and piercings, are more likely to have familiar conflicts and minor perceived support and they have higher scores on the novelty seeking scale. Those who wish a tattoo/piercing showed higher reward dependence.
This study confirms that tattoos/piercings are common among young people and it stresses the relevance of familiar and temperamental features, and the association between tattoos/piercings and some maladaptive behaviors, like smoke and alcohol use.
纹身和穿孔等人体艺术现象有着古老的根源，在20世纪70年代在西方社会重新被发现。本研究的目的是调查意大利帕多瓦高中生中纹身和穿孔的流行情况及特征，特别关注家庭环境和性格特点。
对829名学生进行了一些问卷调查，内容涉及纹身/穿孔的现状或意愿、吸烟和饮酒情况、家庭冲突以及一些性格特征，如寻求新奇、避免伤害和奖励依赖。
青少年中纹身和穿孔的流行率分别为4%和24%；2.5%的样本两者都有。分别有62%和35%的受试者表示希望有纹身或穿孔。纹身/穿孔的存在与吸烟和饮酒之间存在显著关联（p < 0.001）。有纹身和穿孔的受试者更有可能存在家庭冲突且感受到的支持较少，并且他们在寻求新奇量表上得分更高。希望有纹身/穿孔的人表现出更高的奖励依赖。
本研究证实纹身/穿孔在年轻人中很常见，并强调了家庭和性格特征的相关性，以及纹身/穿孔与一些不良适应行为（如吸烟和饮酒）之间的关联。
