Roles of Reported Sexual Objectification Experiences and Internalization of Sociocultural Standards of Beauty in Eating Disorder Symptomatology: A Test and Extension of Objectification Theory

Abstract

The present study extended the literature on eating disorder symptomatology by testing, based on extant literature on objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) and the role of sociocultural standards of beauty (e.g., Heinberg, Thompson, & Stormer, 1995), a model that examined (a) links of reported sexual objectification experiences to eating disorder-related variables, and (b) the mediating roles of body surveillance, body shame, and internalization of sociocultural standards of beauty. Consistent with hypotheses, with a sample of 222 young women, support was found for direct and indirect links from reported sexual objectification experiences, internalization of sociocultural standards of beauty, self-objectification, and body shame to eating disorder symptomatology. The model tested accounted for 50% of the variance in eating disorder symptomatology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 2004
Accession Number
ADA425350

Entities

People

  • Alicia A. Matteson

Organizations

  • University of Florida

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Data Science
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Homosexuality
  • Information Science
  • Maximum Likelihood Estimation
  • New York
  • Prejudice
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Sex
  • Social Psychology
  • Standards
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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