Citation

Höhner G, Teismann T, Willutzki U. Psychother. Psychosom. Med. Psychol. 2014; 64(2): 63-69.

Vernacular Title

Tattoos und Piercings: Motive für Körpermodifi-kationen bei Frauen mit Borderline-Symptomatik.

Affiliation

Abteilung für Klinische psychologie und Psychotherapie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0033-1347255

PMID

23784796

Abstract

Do women suffering from borderline symptomatology differ from women without these symptoms regarding their motives for body modifications?A sample of 289 women with body modifications were questioned about their tattoos, piercings and motives for body modifications as well as about symptoms of borderline personality disorder. Women with borderline symptomatology were compared to women without borderline symptomatology concerning the extent of and motives for body modification.The 2 groups showed no differences in regard to amount and extent of body modifications. The "borderline"-group considered individuality, coping and management of negative life-events to be more crucial reasons for body modification than the non-borderline females.The degree of a person's body modification is not a feasible indicator for psychopathological strain. Though, for people with borderline tendency body modification may serve as a coping strategy similar to self-injury.

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