Citation

Liu CM, Lester D. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2012; 21(1): 19-30.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10926771.2012.630340

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Self-reported experience of physical, sexual, and mental abuse and general emotional abandonment was significantly associated with a variety of piercings, tattoos, and scarifications in a sample of 4,700 members of an online body-modification site. More significant associations were found for the women in the sample than for the men. Possible clinical implications of the results are discussed.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency