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KMID : 1143820140100010030
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Anxiety and Mood
2014 Volume.10 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.36
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Relationships between Psychopathology and Tattoos in those Receiving Physical Examination for Conscription at Military Manpower Administrati
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Lee Hyun-Ki
Cheon Young-Hoon
Paik Young-Seok
Lee Hye-Jin
Lee Sang-Yeol
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Abstract
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Objective : This study was aimed to discover the correlation between those getting tattoos and their psychopathology relating to their delinquent behavior and emotional problems.
Methods : Data for this study was collected from 19-year-old men who were receiving a physical examination for conscription at the Military Manpower Administration. 400 data sheets were collected among them. All of the subjects were evaluated on the following measures : sociodemographic variants, Juvenile delinquency scale, State-trait anger expression inventory, Beck depression inventory, State-trait anxiety inventory, and Positive affect and negative affect schedule.
Results : In comparison with those without tattoos, those with a tattoo scored higher in the scales that were related to delinquency, anger, depression, and negative emotion. Furthermore, there were positive correlations between the number of tattoos and the scores for the Juvenile delinquent tendency and behavior scale as well as on the, State-trait anxiety scale.
Conclusion : Those with tattoos had experienced anger, anxiety and depression more strongly in comparison with those without tattoos. These results recommend that tattooed males should be evaluated more on their regarding psychopathology compared to those without tattoos.
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KEYWORD
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Tattoos, Psychopathology, Military manpower administration
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