Sexually objectifying portrayals of women are a frequent occurrence in mainstream media,
raising questions about the potential impact of exposure to this content on others' …

Abstract Objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) provides a framework for
understanding how cultural pressure on women's appearance (ie, sexual objectification) …

Objectification theorists suggest that exposure to sexualizing media increases self-
objectification among individuals. Correlational and experimental research examining this …

In this chapter, we review an impressive body of research conducted during the past 20
years on sexual objectification, self-objectification, and their attendant consequences. We …

Objectification theorists posit that exposure to sexually objectifying behavior, images, etc.,
leads women in particular to adopt an objectifying self-perspective. State self-objectification …

Objectification theorists argue that repeated exposure to sexually objectifying media content
leads to higher levels of self-objectification. Although consequences of self-objectification for …

This paper provides an organizing framework for the experimental research on the effects of
state self-objectification on women. We explain why this body of work, which had grown …

There is intense discussion among experts about the potential negative impact of sexually
objectifying media content on young women. This article presents an experimental study in …

Competitions are ubiquitous and their psychological consequences for women have not
received sufficient attention. For this research, we tested whether competition, in either work …

This article describes the ways in which music is an important part of identity, and hence
serves some similar functions to other forms of identity-related communication (eg …