Self‐objectification and sexual dysfunction among women: Testing and extending objectification theory.
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| Title: | Self‐objectification and sexual dysfunction among women: Testing and extending objectification theory. |
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| Authors: | Kahalon, Rotem, Klein, Verena, Alon, Shani, Shnabel, Nurit |
| Source: | European Journal of Social Psychology. Jun2024, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p878-891. 14p. |
| Subjects: | Female reproductive organ diseases, Pleasure, Research evaluation, Descriptive statistics, Sexual desire disorders, Anxiety, Body image, Sexual dysfunction, Heterosexuals, Psychometrics, Mathematical models, Research, Social support, Theory, Factor analysis, Shame, Self-perception, Psychosocial factors |
| Geographic Terms: | Israel, United States |
| Abstract: | Objectification theory predicts that women's self‐objectification should lead to sexual dysfunction, yet previous studies failed to provide consistent support for this prediction. The present research—which used two sufficiently powered samples and a self‐objectification measurement (SOBBS) with improved psychometric qualities and content validity than previous measurements—found support for the expected association between self‐objectification and sexual dysfunction among heterosexual women in Israel and the United States (N = 404 and 366, Mage = 30.59 and 36.93, respectively). We also examined two novel potential mediators of this association, entitlement for pleasure and sexual agency (i.e., the capability to express sexual desires and boundaries), and found that the latter mediated the link between self‐objectification and sexual dysfunction. The mediators originally proposed by objectification theory (i.e. appearance anxiety, body shame, awareness of internal body states and flow) failed to mediate this link. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objectification theory predicts that women's self‐objectification should lead to sexual dysfunction, yet previous studies failed to provide consistent support for this prediction. The present research—which used two sufficiently powered samples and a self‐objectification measurement (SOBBS) with improved psychometric qualities and content validity than previous measurements—found support for the expected association between self‐objectification and sexual dysfunction among heterosexual women in Israel and the United States (N = 404 and 366, Mage = 30.59 and 36.93, respectively). We also examined two novel potential mediators of this association, entitlement for pleasure and sexual agency (i.e., the capability to express sexual desires and boundaries), and found that the latter mediated the link between self‐objectification and sexual dysfunction. The mediators originally proposed by objectification theory (i.e. appearance anxiety, body shame, awareness of internal body states and flow) failed to mediate this link. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00462772 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ejsp.3056 |
