Publications

Publication details [#51988]

Ebesu Hubbard, Amy S. and Kathleen Doss. 2009. The Communicative Value of Tattoos: The Role of Public Self-Consciousness on Tattoo Visibility. Communication Research Reports 26 (1) : 62–74.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bodily posture | communicative function | impression management | opinion

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

Drawing on impression management principles, this paper explores the link between tattoos' communicative value, their visibility, and public self-consciousness. According to the findings, concerns about minimizing public disapproval determine impression management of tattooed individuals.