A study published in the journal Body Image claimed that people who had tattoos were more aggressive and rebellious that people who did not have them. The study was conducted by researchers at the Anglia Ruskin University.
Researchers studied 378 adults consisting of 197 men and 181 women. The people were between 20 and 58 years of age. 97 of the participants had tattoos. Results showed that those 97 were more verbally aggressive, angry and rebellious that those who did not have tattoos.