scholarly journals Body Consciousness and Self-Objectification in Gen Z Adolescent Girls

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Tarika Sandhu ◽  
Sargun Sandhu
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Body Consciousness ◽  
Self Objectification

Objectification Found in High School Girls’ Experience With Dress Code Enforcement

2021 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2110584
Author(s):  
Heejin Lim ◽  
Shannon Lennon ◽  
Domenique Jones
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Self Objectification ◽  
Code Enforcement

Grounded in objectification theory, this study was conducted to uncover adolescent girls’ experience of dress regulations in US public schools. We conducted in-depth personal interviews with thirteen high school girls to explore internal, interpersonal, and contextual factors that might aggregate or alleviate objectifying conditions. Three overarching thematic categories emerged including (1) dressing as a life skill, (2) experiencing a sexually objectifying environment, (3) coping with the sexually objectifying environment. Eight subthemes captured under these thematic categories depicted how the school dress code is experienced and embodied by adolescent girls in their daily lives. Our findings demonstrated how the methods of school dress code enforcement and sex education promote a sexually objectifying environment in which girls feel physically and psychologically unsafe. Also, the findings of this study revealed that girls experience body shame, self-objectification, and powerlessness through dress code enforcement and sex education in school. Implications are discussed.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SEKSISME DAN HARGA DIRI TERHADAP SELF OBJECTIFICATION PADA MAHASISWI

Proyeksi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Wachidatul Zulfiyah ◽  
Fathul Lubabin Nuqul
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ambivalent Sexism ◽  
Benevolent Sexism ◽  
Hostile Sexism ◽  
Body Consciousness ◽  
Objectified Body Consciousness ◽  
Self Objectification

Penampilan fisik merupakan hal yang penting bagi perempuan, karena perempuan akan merasa sukses sebagai perempuan yang ideal apabila ia dapat menampilkan tubuh yang cantik. Adanya self objectification memungkinkan terjadinya pementingan terhadap aspek fisik yang tampak dibandingkan aspek kompetensi fisik yang tidak tampak dalam menentukan kualitas tubuh seseorang.� Penyematan kata cantik bisa menjadi suatu hal yang merendahkan perempuan karena tidak menghargai perempuan dalam kapasitas yang sebenarnya, melainkan hanya menghargai kecantikan yang dimilikinya bukan karena prestasi, pekerjaan, ataupun pemikirannya. Hal ini dapat menimbulkan diskriminasi terhadap perempuan dikarenakan perbedaan gender (sexism). Terjadinya self objectification disebabkan oleh rendahnya kepuasan terhadap kondisi fisik serta kurang memiliki perasaan berharga (self esteem) akan penampilan fisik yang dimilikinya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan bahwa sexism dan self esteem mempengaruhi self objectification. Subjek dalam penelitian ini ialah mahasiswi Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya sebanyak 299 orang. Pengukuran yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah skala The Objectified Body Consciousness Scale untuk mengukur self objectification, The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory untuk mengukur sexism, dan Multidimensional Self Esteem Inventory untuk mengukur self esteem. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sexism baik hostile sexism maupun benevolent sexism memiliki pengaruh positif yang signifikan terhadap terjadinya self objectification. Sedangkan self esteem tidak memiliki pengaruh positif yang signifikan terhadap self objectification

scholarly journals How Self-Objectification Impacts Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls in Costa Rica

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Monge-Rojas ◽  
Tamara Fuster-Baraona ◽  
Carlos Garita-Arce ◽  
Marta Sánchez-López ◽  
Uriyoán Colon-Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Aesthetic Appearance ◽  
Female Stereotypes ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Self Objectification

Background:In Latin America, more than 80% of adolescent girls are physically inactive. Inactivity may be reinforced by female stereotypes and objectification in the Latin American sociocultural context.Methods:We examined the influence of objectification on the adoption of an active lifestyle among 192 adolescents (14 and 17 years old) from urban and rural areas in Costa Rica. Analyses of 48 focus-groups sessions were grounded in Objectification Theory.Results:Vigorous exercises were gender-typed as masculine while girls had to maintain an aesthetic appearance at all times. Adolescents described how girls were anxious around the prospect of being shamed and sexually objectified during exercises. This contributed to a decrease in girls’ desire to engage in physical activities. Among males, there is also a budding tolerance of female participation in vigorous sports, as long as girls maintained a feminine stereotype outside their participation.Conclusion:Self-objectification influenced Costa Rican adolescent girls’ decisions to participate in physical activities. Interventions may include: procuring safe environments for physical activity where girls are protected from fear of ridicule and objectification; sensitizing boys about girl objectification and fostering the adoption of a modern positive masculine and female identities to encourage girls’ participation in sports.

Sex, Agency and Self: Objectification and Adolescent Girls' Intimate Relationships

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Nunez ◽  
Dianne Castillano ◽  
Angela Dunne ◽  
Deborah Schooler
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Self Objectification

Body Objectification and Depression in Adolescents: The Role of Gender, Shame, and Rumination

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Grabe ◽  
Janet Shibley Hyde ◽  
Sara M. Lindberg
Keyword(s):  
College Women ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Body Shame ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Direct Relation ◽  
Body Objectification ◽  
Self Objectification

Objectification theory posits that the tendency to view oneself as an object to be looked at and evaluated by others negatively affects girls', but not boys', subjective well-being. Although it has been established that women self-objectify more than men, research in this area has been limited to the study of adult college women. The aim in the current longitudinal study was to investigate the role of body shame and rumination in the link between self-objectification and depression among a community sample of girls and boys at ages 11 and 13. Results indicated that adolescent girls reported higher levels of self-objectification, body shame, rumination, and depression than boys. The findings support a model in which body shame and rumination mediate a direct relation between self-objectification and depression among girls; developmentally, the gender difference in self-objectification appears before the gender differences in rumination and depression.

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