Most of us grew up with media, environments, and interpersonal interactions suggesting that women’s value is tied to their looks and sexual appeal to men. This is known as sexual objectification (SO), ...

Social psychologists Barbara Fredrickson (University of North Carolina) and Tomi-Ann Roberts (Colorado College) proposed objectification theory. From this perspective, the heavy emphasis that culture ...

If you've ever been objectified, you know that it doesn't feel great. For me, it brings on a queasy mix of shame and long-burning anger when my humanity is denied in this way. But what if there's more ...

When we talk about women internalizing cultural messages of objectification, so that they begin to think of themselves as objects, we imply that they disconnect, in some way, from their bodies. The ...

An international study led by Western University is confirming the link between experiencing sexual objectification and feeling anxious about personal safety, researchers say. Researchers developed a ...

A series of three studies found that women who are more prone to self-objectification tend to have reduced empathy, both affective and cognitive. These women were also more likely to experience ...