Sexual objectification in women's daily lives: A smartphone ecological momentary assessment study

Sexual objectification, particularly of young women, is highly prevalent in modern industrialized societies. Although there is plenty of experimental and cross‐sectional research on objectification, prospective studies investigating the prevalence and psychological impact of objectifying events in d...

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Published in:British journal of social psychology 2017-06, Vol.56 (2), p.314-333
Main Authors: Holland, Elise, Koval, Peter, Stratemeyer, Michelle, Thomson, Fiona, Haslam, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Adolescent
Adult
Body Image - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dehumanization
Ecological Momentary Assessment
ecological momentary assessment/experience sampling
Environmental aspects
Everyday life
Female
Females
Humans
Individual differences
Industrialized nations
Middle Aged
Prospective studies
Self Concept
self‐objectification
sexual objectification
Smartphone
Smartphones
street harassment
Young Adult
Young women
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Summary:Sexual objectification, particularly of young women, is highly prevalent in modern industrialized societies. Although there is plenty of experimental and cross‐sectional research on objectification, prospective studies investigating the prevalence and psychological impact of objectifying events in daily life are scarce. We used ecological momentary assessment to track the occurrence of objectifying events over 1 week in the daily lives of young women (N = 81). Participants reported being targeted by a sexually objectifying event – most often the objectifying gaze – approximately once every 2 days and reported witnessing sexual objectification of others approximately 1.35 times per day. Further, multilevel linear regression analyses showed that being targeted by sexual objectification was associated with a substantial increase in state self‐objectification. Overall, individual differences had little impact in moderating these effects.
ISSN:0144-6665
2044-8309
DOI:10.1111/bjso.12152