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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"objectification theory"”.
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The Short-Term Effects of Viewing Sexually Objectifying Media: A Test of Objectification Theory
<p>Although the sexual objectification of women in the media is widespread, there are limited experimental studies that have examined the short-term effects of exposure to sexually objectifying television (e.g., reality shows like Jersey Shore) through the lens of Objectification Theory. …
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The roles of dispositional flow, dispositional mindfulness, and self-compassion in the Objectification Theory Framework
… Association, 2007; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). Objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) was proposed to explain one process through which sexist social experiences affect women’s mental health outcomes. Objectification theory posits that women are frequently treated as objects in …
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When Life Really Is A Stage: A Test Of Objectification Theory Using Dancers And Non-dancers
This study tested a model of objectification theory proposed by Fredrickson and Roberts (1997) as it applies to disordered eating in a sample of dancers and non-dancers. The methods in this study are based on a previous test of objectification theory done by Tiggeman and Slater (2001). Two samples …
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Sexual Objectification and Gender Role Conflict as Predictors of Drive for Muscularity: A Test and Extension of Objectification Theory
Objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) is increasingly used to explain the body image-related experiences of men, as research indicates that men are at heightened risk for body image concerns because of sociocultural messages regarding appearance of the male body. However, …
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The influences of identities and social connectedness on self-objectification
<p>According to objectification theory, girls and women are socialized to adopt an external observer’s view of the self. Self-objectification occurs when there is an emphasis on physical appearance and a de-emphasis and devaluation of internal and physical competence features, all of which have …
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Is fair lovely?: A cross-cultural comparison of the impact of colorism on mental health in South Asian women
… Asian women in the U.S. and South Asia. Using Objectification Theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997), I hypothesized that these messages are associated with self-objectification processes (e.g., skin tone surveillance, skin color satisfaction, internalization of skin color beauty ideals) …
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Womanhood 'under terror': an investigation into the embodied experience of Jewish-Israeli women living in a protracted conflict zone
… Furthermore, by juxtaposing Terror Management theory and Objectification theory, I show how sexual objectification of women, perceived as a Western value, heightens the over-sexualisation of secular Jewish-Israeli women.
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“Fitspiration” effects: Assessing the effects of social media “fitspiration” images on female athletes
… and poses. Drawing from the social comparison theory and the self-objectification theory, this study investigated how sample examples of social media fitspiration images affect female athletes’ body image perceptions in comparison to sample examples of elite athletes' images from Instagram as …
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A QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND THIN DEPICTING MEDIA USE AMONG COLLEGE-AGED FEMALES
… media and body image, by way of Social Cognitive Theory, social comparison theory, and objectification theory. Further, interpersonal communication has demonstrated a mediating role between exposure to health communication campaigns and behavioral outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was …
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Everyday stranger harassment and coping among Asian Indian and U.S. students
… on ESH, facets of the U.S. and India culture, objectification theory, and the shadow hypothesis. Implications for theory, research, and practice also are presented.
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Young Women's Experiences of Viewing Thinspiration and Fitspiration on Instagram
… sociocultural model of body dissatisfaction or objectification theory. Moreover, from five of the 10 general domains emerged what I have termed an emergent dialectical theory of social media and body image. When viewing Thinspiration or Fitspiration, young women often seemed to feel or think two …
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Influence Of Gender And Race On Self-Objectification
… has emphasized the role media plays on self-objectification of women. It is possible that the media is not the only influence society has on how a woman determines her worth and value. The self-objectification theory suggests that women are socialized to determine their value based on their …