People who have a visible tattoo are more likely to act in haste and to fail to think through the consequences of their actions, according to a study of more than 1,000 people.
The research was conducted because of an apparent paradox. Numerous studies have shown that employers and society at large discriminate against tattooed people. Yet the tattoo, once “largely reserved for criminals, sailors and circus freaks”, has undergone a rise in popularity that “constitutes one of the most significant cultural trends in the West”, the economists behind the research write....
