BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Arts and Sciences DESCRIPTION:Tattoos and piercings are common forms of body modification in adolescents and young adults. Their presence has been associated with vari ous characteristics and behaviors, such as sensation seeking, need for uni queness/individuality, self-expression, stressful/traumatic experiences, a nd participation in risk behaviors (e.g., marijuana use, sexual behavior, mood problems, suicide ideation/attempts). Moreover, research has associat ed tattoos and piercings with self-injury, suggesting their complex implic ations. Previous literature has suggested that tattoos and piercings may s erve as a mediator or moderator for the relationship between trauma and un healthy habits. This study aimed to explore motivations for obtaining tatt oos and piercings and the mediating role these motivations may play in the relationship between trauma and coping. The study collected self-reports on motivations for obtaining tattoos and piercings, sensation seeking, per sonality, stressful/traumatic experiences, and coping behaviors. Following the completion of the self-reports, a sub-sample of participants was aske d to participate in an interview to discuss their responses further. Resul ts indicated that tattoo and piercing motivations were partial mediators f or the relationship between stressful/traumatic life events and total copi ng behaviors. Other results were discussed in the section below. The resul ts of this study provide further information on the relationship between c ommon body modifications of tattooing and piercings, with forms of nonsuic idal self-injury, and the functions they serve, expanding on the limited r esearch in this area.\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/7-15- 26-exploring-tattoos-and-piercings-as-mediator.php\nEvent link: https://um assd.zoom.us/meetings/97606446699/invitations?signature=CPvule1wjIHvXup0W6 frByLYjR55mXQNuRWLRnfyzl4 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Tattoos and piercings are commo n forms of body modification in adolescents and young adults. Their presen ce has been associated with various characteristics and behaviors\, such a s sensation seeking\, need for uniqueness/individuality\, self-expression\ , stressful/traumatic experiences\, and participation in risk behaviors (e .g.\, marijuana use\, sexual behavior\, mood problems\, suicide ideation/a ttempts). Moreover\, research has associated tattoos and piercings with se lf-injury\, suggesting their complex implications. Previous literature has suggested that tattoos and piercings may serve as a mediator or moderator for the relationship between trauma and unhealthy habits. This study aime d to explore motivations for obtaining tattoos and piercings and the media ting role these motivations may play in the relationship between trauma an d coping. The study collected self-reports on motivations for obtaining ta ttoos and piercings\, sensation seeking\, personality\, stressful/traumati c experiences\, and coping behaviors. Following the completion of the self -reports\, a sub-sample of participants was asked to participate in an int erview to discuss their responses further. Results indicated that tattoo a nd piercing motivations were partial mediators for the relationship betwee n stressful/traumatic life events and total coping behaviors. Other result s were discussed in the section below. The results of this study provide f urther information on the relationship between common body modifications o f tattooing and piercings\, with forms of nonsuicidal self-injury\, and th e functions they serve\, expanding on the limited research in this area.

Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/c ms/7-15-26-exploring-tattoos-and-piercings-as-mediator.php
Event li nk: https://umassd.zoom.us/m eetings/97606446699/invitations?signature=CPvule1wjIHvXup0W6frByLYjR55mXQN uRWLRnfyzl4

DTSTAMP:20260702T172222 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T130000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Body Modification and Mental Health: Exploring Tatto os and Piercings as Mediators for Trauma, Stress, and Coping UID:6cb6c76c38e4d07608b8756d9965d33b@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR