A qualitative investigation of tattooing as an adaptive appearance investment: positive body image and eating disorder recovery in a predominantly transgender and gender expansive sample

Tattooed individuals often express the positive effects of wearing body art toward improved self-image and confidence. This research builds on prior data exploring the positive effects of tattooing and investigates how tattoos impact one's relationship to eating disorder (ED) recovery and body image. We held three focus groups lasting 60 minutes each, recruiting participants via purposive snowball sampling (