While literature findings regarding the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of tattooing are evident, findings regarding its personality aspects are mixed. The present study aimed to examine the effect of maternal separation conflict that might affect the association between physical appearance anxiety, gender, and heavy tattooing. This cross-sectional study included 606 adults (395 having at least four tattoos and 211 not tattooed). Physical appearance anxiety, maternal separation conflict, and demographics were assessed. Findings revealed significant main effects for all variables. Furthermore, gender by maternal separation conflict and physical appearance anxiety by maternal separation conflict interactions were revealed. Specifically, the gender by maternal separation conflict interaction and the physical appearance anxiety by maternal separation conflict interaction indicated high maternal separation conflict and high physical appearance anxiety among women. Among men, however, low maternal separation conflict and low physical appearance anxiety predicted heavy tattooing. Maternal separation conflict, as a moderator, plays a key role in conceptualizing both gender differences and the effect of physical appearance anxiety on becoming tattooed. Thus, different constellations of personality variables are associated with heavy tattooing for men and women.

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墨客：影响沉重纹身的性别和个性方面-调节模型

尽管有关纹身的社会心理和行为方面的文献发现是显而易见的，但有关其个性方面的发现却是混杂的。本研究旨在检查可能影响外表焦虑，性别和沉重纹身之间的关联的产妇分离冲突的影响。这项横断面研究包括606名成人（395名至少有四个纹身的人和211名没有纹身的人）。评估了身体外貌焦虑，产妇分离冲突和人口统计学。调查结果显示，所有变量均具有重大的主要影响。此外，揭示了由母体分离冲突引起的性别和由母体分离冲突相互作用引起的身体外观焦虑。特别，孕产妇分离冲突的性别和孕产妇分离冲突的身体外表焦虑表明女性中孕产妇分离冲突和外表焦虑高。然而，在男性中，低产妇分离冲突和低外观焦虑症预示着大量纹身。孕产妇分离冲突，作为主持人，在概念化性别差异和外貌焦虑对纹身的影响方面起着关键作用。因此，不同的人格变量星座与男性和女性的沉重纹身有关。产妇分离冲突低和身体外貌焦虑低可预示大量纹身。孕产妇分离冲突，作为主持人，在概念化性别差异和外貌焦虑对纹身的影响方面起着关键作用。因此，不同的人格变量星座与男性和女性的沉重纹身有关。产妇分离冲突低和身体外貌焦虑低可预示大量纹身。孕产妇分离冲突，作为主持人，在概念化性别差异和外貌焦虑对纹身的影响方面起着关键作用。因此，不同的人格变量星座与男性和女性的沉重纹身有关。