Women who objectify other women : The vicious circle of objectification?

This study was designed to test the extent to which women who self-objectify also objectify other women. One hundred thirty-two university students and their friends (64 women and 68 men) completed three questionnaires: (1) Noll and Fredrickson's (1998) Self-Objectification Questionnaire, (2) a...

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Published in:Sex roles 2005-05, Vol.52 (9-10), p.707-712
Main Authors: STRELAN, Peter, HARGREAVES, Duane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Body image
College Students
Correlation
Eating Disorders
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender Differences
Males
Objectification theory
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self Concept
Self image
Self representation
Sex Differences
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex Role Identity
Social Attitudes
Social Sciences
Women
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Summary:This study was designed to test the extent to which women who self-objectify also objectify other women. One hundred thirty-two university students and their friends (64 women and 68 men) completed three questionnaires: (1) Noll and Fredrickson's (1998) Self-Objectification Questionnaire, (2) a modified version of that questionnaire that measured individuals' objectification of others, and (3) Slade, Dewey, Newton, and Brodie's (1990) Body Cathexis scale. Women were more likely than men to self-objectify. Self-objectification was negatively related to body satisfaction for women but not for men. Both women and men objectified women more than they objectified men, although women's objectification of other women was not significantly different than their objectification of men. Men objectified women more than women did, and women objectified men more than men did. Women were more likely to objectify other women than to objectify themselves. Higher self-objectification among both women and men was related to increased objectification of other women and men, but the relationships were stronger for women. Results indicate that women also objectify women, although not to the degree exhibited by men.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-005-3737-3