Table 7.

Reasons for amateur/self and professional tattoos

	Tattooing practice		P
	Amateur/self	Professional
To celebrate an occasion/person	1 (1-3)	1 (1-5)	0.265
To feel independent	3 (1-4)	2 (1-5)	0.549
To look attractive	2 (1-3)	2 (1-4)	0.285
To express myself	3 (1-4)	3 (1-5)	0.764
To be an individual	2 (1-4)	3 (1-5)	0.010
To be unique	1 (1-3)	1 (1-3)	0.422
To control my body	1 (1-3)	2 (1-4)	0.198
To be fashionable	2 (1-4)	1 (1-3)	0.097
To be creative	2 (1-4)	3 (1-4)	0.493
Because they look good	3 (1-5)	3 (1-5)	0.254
Because my friends are tattooed	1 (1-3)	1 (1-2)	0.003
To rebel	1 (1-2)	1 (1-1)	0.133
Because I want it to be seen	2 (1-4)	2 (1-4)	0.401
To feel better about myself	3 (1-4.25)	3 (1-5)	0.158
To stand out in a crowd	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	0.607
Because I like to take risks	1 (1-3)	1 (1-3)	0.203
To feel mature	1 (1-3)	1 (1-2)	0.542
To have a beauty mark	2 (1-4)	3 (1-5)	0.134
To show commitment to a group	1 (1-3)	1 (1-5)	0.265