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Objectification : on the difference between sex and sexism / Susanna Paasonen, Feona Attwood, Alan McKee, John Mercer and Clarissa Smith.

Paasonen, Susanna, 1975- author.

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Sexual objectification increases retaliatory aggression.

Poon, Kai‐Tak;Jiang, Yufei;Poon, Kai-Tak

Academic Journal | Aggressive Behavior. Jul2020, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p291-304. 14p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts. Please log in to see more details

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Sexual objectification increases retaliatory aggression.

Aggressive Behavior. Jul2020, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p291-304. 14p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts.

Two experiments were conducted to investigate whether sexual objectification increases retaliatory aggression serially through increased vulnerability and hostile intent attributions. Female participants were first exposed to the sexual objectification manipulation by receiving compliments from an online male partner (Experiment 1) or imagining a workplace objectification experience (Experiment 2). Afterward, their vulnerability and hostile intent attributions were assessed. Finally, they were given an opportunity to behave aggressively toward the source of objectification. The results of both experiments indicated that, compared with their counterparts in the control conditions, participants in the sexual objectification condition reported higher levels of vulnerability, hostile intent attributions, and aggression. Moreover, vulnerability and hostile intent attributions serially mediated the effect of sexual objectification on aggression. These findings highlight the critical influence of vulnerability and hostile intent attributions in understanding how sexual objectification increases aggression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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SEXUAL objectification - BULLYING in the workplace - SEXUAL aggression - ATTRIBUTION (Social psychology) - DELINQUENT behavior

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Objectification and standardization : on the limits and effects of ritually fixing and measuring life / edited by Tord Larsen, Michael Blim, Theodore M. Porter, Kalpana Ram, Nigel Rapport.

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Editorial: The emotional antecedents and consequences of social rejection.

Pond Jr., Richard S.;Terrizzi Jr., John A.;Kamble, Shanmukh V.

Academic Journal | Frontiers in Psychology; 2023, p01-03, 3p Please log in to see more details

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Editorial: The emotional antecedents and consequences of social rejection.

Frontiers in Psychology; 2023, p01-03, 3p

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SOCIAL impact - ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY - EVOLUTIONARY psychology - SOCIAL scientists - SOCIAL psychology - SEXUAL objectification

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Objectification on the difference between sex and sexism Feona Attwood [and four others].

Attwood, Feona, author.

Ebook | 2020

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Objectification on the difference between sex and sexism Feona Attwood [and four others].

Attwood, Feona, author.

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Objectified and Dehumanized: Does Objectification Impact Perceptions of Women Political Candidates?

Gothreau, Claire M.;Alvarez, Amanda Milena;Friesen, Amanda

Academic Journal | Journal of Experimental Political Science; Jul2023, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p174-187, 14p Please log in to see more details

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Objectified and Dehumanized: Does Objectification Impact Perceptions of Women Political Candidates?

Journal of Experimental Political Science; Jul2023, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p174-187, 14p

Objectification and dehumanization are topics often discussed within the social psychology and feminist theory literature. Research on objectification has largely focused on the sexual objectification of women's bodies, whereas the dehumanization literature has focused on dehumanization in the context of racial and ethnic groups. Extant political science research has only recently begun to engage with these concepts. In this manuscript, we build upon these literatures and apply these insights to questions relevant to politics. In particular, we argue that objectifying and dehumanizing portrayals of women impact how voters evaluate women politicians and how much they support gender parity in politics. Through a proposed experimental design, we test our hypothesis that the objectification of women as a group can decrease positive evaluations and likelihood of electoral support for women political candidates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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WOMEN political candidates - DEHUMANIZATION - SEXUAL objectification - FEMINISM - SOCIAL psychology - FEMINIST literature - WOMEN politicians

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Moral respect, objectification, and health care / Meredith Celene Schwartz.

Schwartz, Meredith Celene, author.

Ebook | 2019

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Television, women, and self-objectification: Examining the relationship between the consumption of female TV dramas and sexism, the internalization of beauty ideals, and body surveillance in China.

Hu, Yunyi;Gu, Yuxuan

Academic Journal | Global Media Jun2023, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p174-189, 16p Please log in to see more details

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Television, women, and self-objectification: Examining the relationship between the consumption of female TV dramas and sexism, the internalization of beauty ideals, and body surveillance in China.

Global Media Jun2023, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p174-189, 16p

In China, a newly arising genre of TV dramas known as "female TV drama" has become very popular among female audiences and brought about great changes to the television industry in recent years. Under the framework of objectification theory, this study examines the relationship between the consumption of female TV dramas and sexism, the internalization of beauty ideals, and body surveillance among female audiences in China. Drawing on data collected from a questionnaire survey, we found that women's consumption of female TV dramas is directly and indirectly associated with the levels of body surveillance, but is only indirectly associated with self-objectification. The relationship between women's consumption of female TV dramas and their self-objectification is mediated by the internalization of beauty ideals. The consumption of female TV dramas can impose threats on women's well-being and pursuit of gender equality in contemporary China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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CHINA - SEXUAL objectification - SEXISM - TELEVISION broadcasting - INTERNALIZATION (Social psychology) - TELEVISION dramas - FEMALES - TELEVISION

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Gender warriors : reading contemporary urban fantasy / edited by U. Melissa Anyiwo and Amanda Jo Hobson.

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How photo editing in social media shapes self-perceived attractiveness and self-esteem via self-objectification and physical appearance comparisons

Phillip Ozimek;Semina Lainas;Hans-Werner Bierhoff;Elke Rohmann

Academic Journal | BMC Psychology, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023) Please log in to see more details

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How photo editing in social media shapes self-perceived attractiveness and self-esteem via self-objectification and physical appearance comparisons

BMC Psychology, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)

Abstract Background As photo editing behavior to enhance one?s appearance in photos becomes more and more prevalent on social network sites (SNSs), potential risks are increasingly discussed as well. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between photo editing behavior, self-objectification, physical appearance comparisons, self-perceived attractiveness, and self-esteem. Methods 403 participants completed self-report questionnaires measuring the aformentioned constructs. A parallel-sequential multiple mediation model was conducted to examine the relationship between photo editing behavior and self-esteem considering multiple mediators. Results The results indicate that photo editing behavior is negatively related to self-perceived attractiveness and self-esteem mediated via self-objectification and physical appearance comparisons. Conclusions The postulated mediation model was justified by our data. Thus, SNS users should be aware of potential negative consequences when using photo editing applications or filters.

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Photo editing - Social media - Self-objectification - Physical appearance comparisons - attractiveness - Self-esteem - Psychology - BF1-990

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The Effect of Sexual Objectification on Dishonesty.

Poon KT;Lai HS;Chan RSW

Academic Journal | Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1273516 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-2800 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00040002 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Sex Behav Subsets: MEDLINE Please log in to see more details

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The Effect of Sexual Objectification on Dishonesty.

Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1273516 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-2800 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00040002 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Sex Behav Subsets: MEDLINE

In daily life, women often experience various forms of sexual objectification such as being stared at in public settings and receiving unsolicited sexual remarks on social media. These incidents could have damaging effects on women's physical and mental health, necessitating ways to respond to the experience. Researchers have provided burgeoning evidence demonstrating the effects of sexual objectification on various psychological, emotional, and cognitive outcomes. However, relatively few researchers have tested how sexually objectified people behaviorally react to the objectification experience. To address this knowledge gap, we aimed to test whether sexual objectification increases dishonesty among women and reveal one potential underlying psychological mechanism. We predicted that sexual objectification increases dishonesty serially through higher levels of relative deprivation and lower levels of self-regulation. We conducted two experiments (valid N = 150 and 279, respectively) to test the predictions and found that participants who experienced sexual objectification reported greater dishonest tendencies than those who did not (Experiments 1 and 2). Moreover, relative deprivation and self-regulation serially mediated the effect of sexual objectification on dishonesty (Experiment 2). In the current experiments, we highlight the essential role of relative deprivation and self-regulation in explaining how sexual objectification increases dishonesty and various related forms of antisocial behavior.
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Humans - Female - Emotions - Body Image psychology - Self Concept - Sexual Behavior psychology - Social Media

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Does medium matter? Investigating the impact of viewing ideal image or short-form video content on young women's body image, mood, and self-objectification.

Gurtala JC;Fardouly J

Academic Journal | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE Please log in to see more details

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Does medium matter? Investigating the impact of viewing ideal image or short-form video content on young women's body image, mood, and self-objectification.

Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE

There is a rising prevalence of short-form videos on social media, particularly since the advent of TikTok. Viewing appearance-ideal images has harmful effects on young women's body image. However, the impacts of viewing appearance-ideal short-form videos on body image are largely unknown. This study investigated the impact of viewing appearance-ideal short-form social media video content on young women's (M age = 19.19, SD = 1.80) state appearance satisfaction, negative mood, self-objectification, and related constructs, compared to viewing appearance-ideal image content and appearance-neutral content. Young women (N = 211) were shown either: (1) appearance-ideal images, (2) appearance-ideal videos, (3) appearance-neutral images, or (4) appearance-neutral videos. Viewing appearance-ideal content regardless of the medium led to decreased appearance satisfaction, and increased negative mood, and self-objectification, and more state internalisation of appearance ideals compared to viewing appearance-neutral content. Further, if women perceived the appearance-ideal content they viewed to be unedited or unenhanced, they reported less appearance satisfaction after viewing video than image content. Thus, the impact of viewing ideal video and image content taken from social media may have similar effects on young women. However, when ideal content is low in perceived enhancement, viewing videos may be more harmful for appearance satisfaction than viewing images.
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(Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

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Female - Humans - Young Adult - Adult - Affect - Personal Satisfaction - Defense Mechanisms - Body Image psychology - Social Media

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Primping, performing, and policing: Social media use and self-sexualization among U.S. White, Black, and Asian-American adolescent girls.

Ward LM;Jerald MC;Grower P;Daniels EA;Rowley S

Academic Journal | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE Please log in to see more details

Objectification theorists argue that routine sexual objectification, experienced inter... more

Primping, performing, and policing: Social media use and self-sexualization among U.S. White, Black, and Asian-American adolescent girls.

Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE

Objectification theorists argue that routine sexual objectification, experienced interpersonally and via the media, encourages women and adolescent girls to value their external appearance and sexiness above other bodily experiences and competencies. Commonly, tests of this theory have linked exposure to sexualizing media content (i.e., TV, music videos, social media) to self-objectification and subsequently to consequences such as disordered eating among predominantly White samples. Do these analyses extend to U.S. girls of color and to broader well-being consequences? Using structural equation modeling, we tested theorized connections among 884 adolescent girls aged 13-18, including 391 White girls, 248 Black girls, and 245 Asian American girls. Participants completed surveys assessing their use of several social media platforms, social media engagement, self-sexualization, mental health symptoms, self-esteem, and body shame. We also examined age, racial identity, and racial composition of peer group as moderators. The model worked as expected for the full sample, with social media use and engagement predicting greater self-sexualization, which in turn was associated with diminished well-being. However, the model fit was worse for the White girls than for girls of color, and some constructs operated differently. Implications for future research with girls and possible media interventions are discussed.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest We have no known conflict of interest to disclose. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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Adolescent - Female - Humans - Asian - Self Concept - White - Black or African American - Body Image psychology - Social Media - Sexuality

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Integrating social media variables as predictors, mediators, and moderators within body image frameworks: Potential mechanisms of action to consider in future research.

Tylka TL;Rodgers RF;Calogero RM;Thompson JK;Harriger JA

Academic Journal | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE Please log in to see more details

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Integrating social media variables as predictors, mediators, and moderators within body image frameworks: Potential mechanisms of action to consider in future research.

Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE

In this article, we consider how social media variables may be integrated as predictors, mediators, and moderators within dominant theoretical frameworks of body image in order to identify potential mechanisms of action that can be empirically examined in future research and used to direct prevention and intervention efforts. To achieve this goal, we first articulate social media variables that have been investigated as predictors, mediators, and moderators in body image research. Next, we present the following critical and sociocultural theoretical frameworks: social comparison theory, tripartite influence model, objectification theory, developmental theory of embodiment, acceptance model of intuitive eating, cultivation theory, and uses and gratifications theory. Additionally, we present the theory of development of critical body awareness, a newly developed model that may provide further insight regarding the relationships between social media and body image-related outcomes. For each model, we articulate extant research that has explored social media variables within its context and explicate how social media variables could potentially be studied as predictors, mediators, and moderators within its structure. To conclude, we address pertinent limitations and gaps within this research space that could direct future research across the theoretical frameworks.
Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest The authors report no conflict of interest.
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Humans - Motivation - Social Comparison - Body Image psychology - Social Media

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The Takarazuka Operetta: "Girls," State Shinto, and the Manufacture of Collective Emotions.

Soyoung Choi

Academic Journal | International Journal of Religion Dec2022, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p59-71, 13p Please log in to see more details

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The Takarazuka Operetta: "Girls," State Shinto, and the Manufacture of Collective Emotions.

International Journal of Religion Dec2022, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p59-71, 13p

This article examines how the reproduction of Shinto-inspired ideology materialized through the narrative symbol of "girls" in the Takarazuka operetta performances at the time of the Pacific War from 1940 to 1945. It explores the performances and changes in identity of the Japanese operetta, which the government and media exploited to manufacture and assimilate collective emotion socially and nationally. It is argued that the means of creating collective emotions positively correlates with depersonalization, as per social psychology and media communication theories. This correlation is further investigated in the context of international political ideology. The analysis of the operetta explores how the girls--the actresses--and the audience were depersonalized and decollectivized. This article focused on girls as the symbol of narratives that represent Shinto-inspired ideology of Japan at that time. The variables of the "degree of collective emotions" with respect to "girliness" are also explored. The study investigated the girls' operetta under the context of Japan's imperialistic philosophy of Greater East Asia. The study especially focused on depersonalization and the subsequent creation of a strong group identity. This study found that the image of girls changed and was interlinked with politics, the state, and capital, besides being a seat of sexual objectification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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JAPAN - IDEOLOGY - SOCIAL psychology - GROUP identity - POLITICAL doctrines - SEXUAL objectification - GIRLS - EMOTIONS

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The Mediating Role of Contingent Self-Esteem in the Association Between Self-Objectification and Self-Esteem.

Barzoki, Meysam H.;Vahedi, Meisam;Nourmohamadi, Sari;Kalantari, Seyedeh Elh...

Academic Journal | Sexuality & Culture. Dec2018, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p1300-1309. 10p. Please log in to see more details

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Would victims blame victims? Effects of ostracism, sexual objectification, and empathy on victim blaming

Maayan Dvir;Maayan Nagar

Academic Journal | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 13 (2022) Please log in to see more details

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Would victims blame victims? Effects of ostracism, sexual objectification, and empathy on victim blaming

Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 13 (2022)

In the current research, we examined whether ostracism and sexual objectification affect the tendency to blame the victim of sexual harassment. Previous research concerning victim blame examined the attribution of blame considering the characteristics of the victim, the perpetrator, and the relation between them. However, no research to date examined whether situational factors of the perceiver can affect their perception and judgment of blame. We propose that sexual objectification and ostracism may elicit empathy toward the victim, and in turn, reduce victim blame. In two experimental studies, women were instructed to imagine interacting with a videotaped man who either gazed at their body (objectification), away from them (ostracism), or at their face (treated well). Then, they were asked to read a newspaper article (study 1) or watch a video (study 2) portraying encounters in which the man's sexual advances continued after the woman expressed discomfort and lack of interest. In study 1, we found that sexually objectified women attributed less blame to the woman compared with the women who were treated well, with ostracized women falling in between and marginally different from both. In study 2, using mediation analysis we found an indirect effect such that sexually objectified women experienced greater empathy toward the victim, which was associated with reduced attribution of blame. It appears that greater similarity between the situation of the perceiver and the situation of the victim elicits greater empathy. This adds to the previous knowledge that personality similarities result in higher empathy.

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victim blame - ostracism - social exclusion - empathy - sexual objectification - eye gaze - Psychology - BF1-990

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Instagram Use and Self-Objectification: The Roles of Internalization, Comparison, Appearance Commentary, and Feminism.

Feltman, Chandra E.;Szymanski, Dawn M.

Academic Journal | Sex Roles; Mar2018, Vol. 78 Issue 5-6, p311-324, 14p, 2 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 1 Graph Please log in to see more details

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Phenomenon of Self-Objectification in Women: Analysis of foreign Studies and a View through the Prism of Russian Psychology

Dmitry V. Kashirsky;O.V. Myasnikova

Academic Journal | Национальный психологический журнал, Vol 4, Iss 40, Pp 61-74 (2020) Please log in to see more details

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Phenomenon of Self-Objectification in Women: Analysis of foreign Studies and a View through the Prism of Russian Psychology

Национальный психологический журнал, Vol 4, Iss 40, Pp 61-74 (2020)

Background. At present, self-objectification of females is a very common phenomenon, reflecting the desire of women to meet the standards accepted in the society and manifested in excessive (even pathological) care of achieving the “ideal” appearance. This phenomenon was under study in various foreign psychological concepts and approaches, and especially in the theory of B. Fredrickson and T.E. Roberts. However, despite similar research in Russian psychology, the phenomenon has not been disclosed within Russian psychological methodology. In this regard, it is very important to analyze foreign publications for the subsequent development of an integrative approach to the study of self-objectification in females in the context of Russian psychology. Looking into this phenomenon from the standpoint of Russian psychological methodology would be useful for developing methods of assessment, intervention, and psychotherapeutic assistance for Russian girls and women experiencing psychological problems due to negative self-objectification. The Objective is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of women’s self-objectification in line with the national cultural-historical and activity methodology. Design. The paper provides a review of the publications on self-objectification in females which is analytical in its nature. In the paper, the basic approaches to the study of the phenomenon of self-objectification in females in foreign psychology are determined, and also the ways to understand the phenomenon in the context of the Russian psychological tradition proposed in the works of L.S. Vygotsky, A.N. Leontiev, S.L. Rubinstein developed by their students and the followers are shown. Results. The phenomenon of self-objectification in females is considered within the context of fundamental issues of psychology — the relationship of ‘outer’ and ‘inner’ contents, and particularly, within the framework of the subject-activity approach of S.L. Rubinstein and the activity theory of A.N. Leontiev. The role of the “social situation of the development” (L.S. Vygotsky) in the development self-objectification in females is shown. The mechanism of interiorization as a female’s adoption of the social ideas and attitudes is described. The process of interiorization is considered through three facets: individualization, intimization, and production of consciousness. The phenomenon of self-objectification was interpreted through the lenses of L.S. Vygotsky ideas about the intertwining of two domains of mental development in ontogenesis, i.e. the biological maturation of a person and the processes of mastering culture, and also within the notions of cultural-historical defectology. Conclusion. The research results contribute to expanding the scientific theoretical views of psychologists working within the national methodology to shape the phenomenon of self-objectification in females, which could facilitate further understanding of this theoretical construct and increase the number of empirical works in the research area. Female self-objectification through the prism of the Russian research methodology will contribute to the methodological status of this issue, enriching the idea of female self-objectification primarily at the philosophical (worldview) level and at the general scientific level of methodology (E.G. Yudin). All these will increase the interpretative capabilities of the concept. The materials of the paper can contribute to developing an integrative approach for understanding female self-objectification. The findings can be sufficient for creating methods of psychodiagnostics and psychotherapy for girls and women experiencing psychological problems due to the negative impact of self-objectification.

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objectification - self-objectification - theory of b. fredriksson and t.-e. roberts - modern ideals of beauty - social attitudes - female objectification and self-objectification - russian psychology - the outer and the inner contents - the social situation of development - interiorization - psychotherapy of self-objectification - Psychology - BF1-990

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Comparing and self-objectifying: The effect of sexualized imagery posted by Instagram Influencers on women's body image.

Prichard I;Taylor B;Tiggemann M

Academic Journal | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE Please log in to see more details

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Comparing and self-objectifying: The effect of sexualized imagery posted by Instagram Influencers on women's body image.

Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101222431 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6807 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17401445 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Body Image Subsets: MEDLINE

Influencers are prominent figures on social media with a large number of followers who promote products, companies, and/or lifestyles. Some Influencers endorse lingerie and bikini products and there is growing concern about the overtly sexualized nature of the imagery they post to social media. This study aimed to experimentally examine the impact of exposure to images of female Influencers dressed in either fashionable clothes (fashion condition) or in lingerie/bikini garments posed in a suggestive manner (sexualized condition) on women's negative mood and body dissatisfaction relative to control (fashion products). Young women (N = 230, aged 17-25years) were recruited online and randomly allocated to one of the conditions. They completed pre/post state measures of mood and body dissatisfaction, as well as measures of state appearance comparison and self-objectification. Planned comparisons revealed that viewing images of Influencers led to greater negative mood, body dissatisfaction, self-objectification, and appearance comparison than viewing control images. Viewing sexualized images also led to greater negative mood, body dissatisfaction, and appearance comparison than did viewing standard fashion images. State appearance comparison was found to mediate these differences. The findings highlight the negative impact of sexualized images on social media and the need for enhanced regulation in relation to Influencer advertising.
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Female - Humans - Advertising - Affect - Body Image psychology - Adolescent - Young Adult - Adult - Body Dissatisfaction - Social Media

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Social Media Influencer Viewing and Intentions to Change Appearance: A Large Scale Cross-Sectional Survey on Female Social Media Users in China

Wenjing Pan;Zhe Mu;Zheng Tang

Academic Journal | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 13 (2022) Please log in to see more details

Previous studies have reported that general or photo-specific social media use was ass... more

Social Media Influencer Viewing and Intentions to Change Appearance: A Large Scale Cross-Sectional Survey on Female Social Media Users in China

Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 13 (2022)

Previous studies have reported that general or photo-specific social media use was associated with women’s body dissatisfaction and body image disturbance. The current study replicated and expanded upon these findings by identifying the positive association between social media influencer viewing and intentions to change appearance. This study surveyed a sample of 7,015 adult female TikTok users in China regarding their social media influencer viewing frequency, self-objectification, social comparison tendencies when watching short videos, intentions to change appearance, and demographics. The results showed that female TikTok users’ self-objectification mediated the association between their influencer viewing frequency and their intentions to change appearance. Furthermore, social comparison tendencies moderated the association between influencer viewing and intentions to change appearance in that the proposed association was stronger for female TikTok users who had lower social comparison tendencies when watching short videos, compared to female TikTok users who had higher social comparison tendencies. The counter-intuitive finding on social comparison tendencies indicated that women who have higher social comparison tendencies may be more aware of the negative influences and adjust their expectations. The observed association between social media influencer viewing and intentions to change appearance was statistically significant but trivial in terms of effect size. Although the result could warn policymakers and practitioners to design media and health literacy campaigns to cultivate body positivity, caution should be exercised when evaluating the practical implications.

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social media influencer - influencer viewing - self-objectification - social comparison tendencies - intentions to change appearance - TikTok - Psychology - BF1-990

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