Objectified body consciousness (OBC)—the tendency to view one's body as an object for
others to look at and evaluate—is theorized to emerge during sexual maturation as …

Objectified body consciousness (OBC)—the tendency to view oneself as an object to be
looked at and evaluated by others—has received recent attention as a possible vulnerability …

A three-wave panel study with intervals of six months was conducted to examine the
relationships between internalization of appearance ideals, body surveillance, valuing …

Longitudinal analysis of 10-year follow-up data on objectified body consciousness, body
esteem, weight-related attitudes and behaviors, and psychological well-being in 74 middle …

Objectification theory posits that the tendency to view oneself as an object to be looked at
and evaluated by others negatively affects girls', but not boys', subjective well-being …

Hypotheses about age-related differences in objectified body consciousness (OBC;
McKinley & Hyde, 1996) based on the cultural, developmental, and familial contexts of …

In a five-year longitudinal study, we investigated the role of body objectification in shaping
girls' self-esteem and depressive symptoms over the course of adolescence. Multivariate …

Using feminist theory about the social construction of the female body, a scale was
developed and validated to measure objectified body consciousness (OBC) in young …

Few studies examine the mechanisms that link body image to sexual satisfaction in women.
Using the tenets of objectification theory, this study investigated the relationships between …

Objectified body consciousness theory provides a framework for understanding young
women's negative body experiences and their impact on well‐being. This study examined …