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Tattoos can harm perceptions: a study and suggestions.

Annette Resenhoeft¹, Julie Villa, David Wiseman

¹Psychology Department, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ 07738, USA.

Journal of American College Health : J of ACH

|April 11, 2008

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Tattoos negatively impact how people perceive individuals, even when the tattoo is small. This study found that visible tattoos led to more negative personal characteristic ratings among college students.

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Social Psychology

Background:

Previous research suggests negative perceptions toward tattooed individuals, but often relies on nonexperimental data.
Tattoos may influence interpersonal judgments and social interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To experimentally investigate the impact of tattoos on person perception.
To determine if visible tattoos lead to more negative evaluations of personal characteristics.

Main Methods:

Two experiments were conducted with 158 community college students.
Participants rated a female model on 13 personal characteristics after viewing images with and without a visible tattoo.

Main Results:

A dragon tattoo resulted in significantly more negative ratings on 5 characteristics (p < .05).
A dolphin tattoo led to more negative ratings on 2 characteristics.
Results indicate tattoos can harm person perception.

Conclusions:

Tattoos can negatively influence how individuals are perceived.
Findings have implications for healthcare providers working with college students regarding tattoo stigma.