In Western society, the feminine body has been positioned as an object to be looked at and sexually gazed upon; thus, females often learn to view themselves as objects to be observed (i.e., objectified body consciousness (OBC)). This study examined the relation between OBC and eating disorder recovery by comparing its components across non-eating disorder controls, fully recovered, partially re...

Recently, there have been significant advances in eating disorders (ED) prevention. Cognitive dissonance programs have demonstrated reductions in ED risk factors outlined in the dual pathway model (Stice, 1994) among universityage women in the USA and the UK. However, self-objectification theory proposes additional empirically supported risk-factors for EDs. In addition, body image research has...

Abstract A growing amount of empirical evidence shows that sexual objectification can be elicited within the context romantic relationships, leading to adverse consequences for women's well‐being. However, most this research assessed self‐reported perceptions being objectified by their partner, while scant and not converging has considered men's objectifying toward partners. Furthermore, little...

Although prior work indicates an association between idealized media content and adolescents’ body-related concerns, such as self-objectification, body comparison, shame, few studies have examined the role of pornography. Even fewer included adolescent girls, limiting our understanding potential gender differences. In this brief report, we investigate these associations in a diverse mixed-gende...

Abstract The applicability of objectification theory on undergraduate female students from Rio Grande do Sul was analyzed, examining if the constructs self-objectification, self-surveillance, appearance anxiety and body shame worked to predict disordered eating depressive symptomatology. Participants were Sul. Two quantitative, cross-sectional studies conducted. On first one (n = 622), psychome...

We extend objectification theory research to consider the relationship between self-objectification and attitudes toward an alternative menstrual product in a diverse sample of female undergraduates from the United States (N = 151). We use a survey design to investigate attitudes toward one's menstruation as a potential mechanism that may explain this relationship. Reactions to an alternative m...

the main purpose of this study is to describe gender differences in body image and to explore the influences of some socio-psychosocial factors on it. the study has been conducted via survey method and data has been collected by self-administered questionnaire. the present statistical society was all students of the university of mazandaran in 2010. overall, 360 students were selected through a...

Stature concerns are a prominent source of body dissatisfaction for Chinese teenagers and young adults, yet little is known about the psychological factors that account for it. Therefore, this study examined social cultural model and objectification theory as explanations for stature concerns in a sample of undergraduate men and women from a university in Henan, China. Given height is a salient...

Study 1 tested whether yoga practice is associated with greater awareness of and responsiveness to bodily sensations, lower self-objectification, greater body satisfaction, and fewer disordered eating attitudes. Three samples of women (43 yoga, 45 aerobic, and 51 nonyoga/nonaerobic practitioners) completed questionnaire measures. As predicted, yoga practitioners reported more favorably on all m...