Sexual objectification refers to an individual being recognized solely for their appearance
and sexual function. University students may frequently experience sexually objectifying …

Enjoyment of sexualization (EoS) occurs when people find appearance-based sexual
attention from others to be positive and rewarding. Scholars have not consistently …

Body-related shame–operationalised as feeling inadequate about one's appearance,
fitness, function, and bodily behaviours–is an emotional experience with particular …

Mounting evidence suggests that exposure to natural environments is associated with more
positive body image, but mechanistic pathways are not fully understood. In this study, we …

The present experimental study tested the effects of appearance framing of health advice on
adolescent girls' state self-objectification, appearance anxiety, and preference for …

This study qualitatively explored the body image experiences of men attending university
(N= 20). Participants were interviewed about comfortable and uncomfortable body-related …

Background Body image is mainly determined by biological, social, psychological and
cultural factors thus it is a multifaceted vigorous construct. Body image is an essential aspect …

Background Many cultures promote ideals for women's bodies that are difficult to meet, and
not meeting these ideals may result in body shame. Body shame predicts discomfort in and …

Introductoin: The growing importance of physical attractiveness has led to the fact that
sometimes social acceptance and interpersonal success depend on perfect and ideal …

Through a 2× 2 experimental vignette design, we tested if partner perceived attractiveness in
interaction with appearance-related comments from one's partner might affect women and …