Tattoos and Grief: Narratives of Adults from the City of Talca, Chile
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| Formaat: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publicatiedatum: | 2025 |
| Omschrijving: | Grief is a frequent, subjective, and painful experience that arises from the loss of something or someone significant. In such a context, tattoos have become a useful means of confronting such human suffering. This research aims to analyze the narratives of the process involved in getting a tattoo in the context of grief in adults from the city of Talca, Chile. To achieve this objective, qualitative research with a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach was carried out through semi-structured interviews with ten adult women. The data was processed through qualitative content analysis with emerging categorization. The results were grouped into four large narratives: (1) motivations for getting a tattoo, (2) symbolic meanings associated with the process, (3) the therapeutic role of the tattoo, and (4) the consequences of getting a tattoo. It was concluded that the motivation for getting a tattoo was mainly due to previous tattooing experiences and the nature of the bond with the deceased. In addition, tattooing fulfilled a therapeutic function, allowing coping with and processing the loss, and facilitating emotional release at the time of tattooing. |
| Land: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Instelling: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Taal: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/59877 |
| Online toegang: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/humanidades/article/view/59877 |
| Keyword: | death art story morte arte história muerte relato |