The Effect of Instagram Use by College Students on Body Surveillance and Body Shame

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-535
Author(s):  
Minkyoung Kim ◽  
◽  
Kyulee Shin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Shame ◽  
Body Surveillance

scholarly journals Protective versus risk factors for self-objectification in different age and gender cohorts

Psihologija ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Rollero ◽  
Silvia Gattino ◽  
Piccoli de ◽  
Angela Fedi
Keyword(s):  
Body Shame ◽  
Body Surveillance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
Objectified Body Consciousness ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
Self Objectification ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Versus Risk

The harmful effects of objectification and self-objectification have been widely investigated, but few studies have examined factors that may predict self-objectification. This research intends to assess the protective versus risk role of sociodemographic and physical characteristics (age, BMI), psychosocial variables (self-esteem; self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism), and social factors (influence of family and friends; internalization of media standards) on self-objectification in men and women. The selfobjectification was assessed with two subscales of the Objectified Body Consciousness Scale: Body Shame and Body Surveillance. Participants were 812 Italian adults of different age cohorts (age range 21?60 years; 50.7% females) recruited via a quota sampling method. Two regression models separately for males and females were performed. Results showed that mass media influence was the strongest predictor for body surveillance and body shame in both men and women, whereas gender-related patterns emerged for physical, psychological, and relational variables with age as moderator.

How Self-Compassion Moderates the Relation Between Body Surveillance and Body Shame Among Men and Women

Mindfulness ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2298-2313
Author(s):  
Robin Wollast ◽  
Abigail R. Riemer ◽  
Elisa Sarda ◽  
Brenton M. Wiernik ◽  
Olivier Klein
Keyword(s):  
Body Shame ◽  
Body Surveillance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Self Compassion

Testing objectification theory with Chinese undergraduate women and men

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zheng ◽  
Qingqing Sun
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Objectification Theory ◽  
Body Shame ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Body Surveillance ◽  
Undergraduate Women ◽  
Appearance Anxiety

We tested the applicability of objectification theory to the prediction of disordered eating and depressed mood among Chinese undergraduate students. Participants (N = 430) completed measures of body surveillance, body shame, appearance anxiety, level of internal awareness, flow, disordered eating, and depressed mood. Results of structural equation modeling revealed the model of objectification theory provided a poor fit to the data for both genders, but 2 exploratory models with good fit were generated after subsequent modification to the model. For women, body shame and appearance anxiety mediated the relationships among body surveillance, disordered eating, and depressed mood. Furthermore, body surveillance indirectly influenced women's level of internal awareness and flow via body shame and appearance anxiety, which led to disordered eating and depressed mood. This pattern of relationships was similar for men, except for flow, which was not related to the outcome variables. We concluded that objectification theory is applicable to women and men in China.

The Role of Objectification in College Women’s Substance Misuse and Sexual Risk

2021 ◽  
pp. 263207702110543
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Ertl ◽  
Jacob S. Sawyer ◽  
Jessica L. Martin ◽  
Rachel E. Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
College Student ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Objectification Theory ◽  
Body Shame ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Body Surveillance ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

Sexism and objectification present major challenges for mental and physical health among women. Scholars have called for research to identify mechanisms that underlie these associations as well as to delineate factors to target in prevention and intervention efforts. This study aimed to build on central tenets of objectification theory through its examination of sexist experiences in relation to body surveillance, body shame, depressive symptoms, and the health risk behaviors of substance use (i.e., alcohol and drug misuse) and sexual risk (i.e., condom use and number of sexual partners) among a large sample of college student women. We also examined whether body surveillance, body shame, and depressive symptoms would mediate theorized pathways extended to substance use and sexual risk. A sample of 505 full-time college student women ages 18–26 completed an online survey that assessed their health and behaviors. We used structural equation modeling to test mediation hypotheses. Results largely supported hypotheses, extended objectification theory to sexual risk, and expanded upon past research on objectification in relation to substance use. Notably, results of this study provided a more nuanced knowledge of how objectification may lead to increases in sexual risk when assessed by number of sexual partners (but not condom use). Further research is warranted to understand potential explanatory pathways between sexism, objectification, and sexual risk. Findings can inform prevention and intervention efforts to target body surveillance, body shame, and depressive symptoms to attempt to reduce the burden of sexist experiences on women’s health.

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