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Exploring the motivations for body piercing: A pilot study

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posted on 2022-04-26, 02:17 authored by Andrew Crowther, Rachel Kornhaber, Fredrik Velander, Sally Drummond, Michelle ClearyMichelle Cleary
Research often portrays those who engage in body piercing in a negative stereotypical light inferring them as “fringe dwellers,” from broken homes and subject to abuse (Armstrong, Roberts, Owen, & Koch, 2004a). It has also been suggested that there is a link between piercing and early sexualisation (Bragg, 2012; Goldie, Dowie, Goldie, Cotton, & Morrison, 2015). However, rather than a marker of pathology, body piercing has been linked to a more positive expression of self and identity (Preti et al., 2006). It is claimed that body modifications including piercings show a unique relationship between the person and their piercings (Stirn, Oddo, Peregrinova, Philipp, & Hinz, 2011).

History

Volume

38

Issue

8

Start Page

682

End Page

683

Number of Pages

2

eISSN

1096-4673

ISSN

0161-2840

Location

England

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Language

eng

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Charles Sturt University; University of Tasmania

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Medium

Print

Journal

Issues in Mental Health Nursing