A Test of Objectification Theory in Former Dancers and Non-Dancers

By M. Tiggemann, A. Slater. 2001

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In this study we aimed to test the complete model proposed in objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) as it applies to disordered eating. Two samples of women, 50 former students of classical ballet and 51 undergraduate psychology students, completed questionnaire measures of self-objectification and its proposed consequences. It was found, as predicted, that former dancers scored more highly on self-objectification, self-surveillance, and disordered eating, with the differences on disordered eating accounted for by the objectification measures. For both samples, the relationship between self-objectification and disordered eating was mediated by body shame but not by appearance anxiety, flow, or awareness of internal states. It was concluded that the findings provide strong support for objectification theory.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Museology

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Sexual Objectification and Substance Abuse in Young Adult Women (2011, background): “…Quinn, Kallen, & Cathey, 2006), magazine exposure (Morry & Staska, 2001), television exposure (Aubrey, 2006), sports participation (Parsons & Betz, 2001), and ballet participation (Tiggemann & Slater, 2001) has found that sexual objectification is positively related to women’s self-objectification.”
Roles of Sexual Objectification Experiences and Internalization of Standards of Beauty in Eating Disorder Symptomatology: A Test and Extension of Objectification Theory. (2005, background): “Our results also replicate prior findings that support the role of body shame as a mediator in the link of body surveillance to eating disorder symptoms (e.g., Noll & Fredrickson, 1998; Tiggemann & Slater, 2001).”
Experiences of Sexual Objectification, Minority Stress, and Disordered Eating Among Sexual Minority Women (2015, background): “Accordingly, women may begin to view their bodies as sexual objects; this process is termed self-objectification, which is thought to manifest via body surveillance (i.e., the visual inspection of one’s body; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997; McKinley & Hyde, 1996; Tiggemann & Slater, 2001).”
Objectification Theory Predicts College Women’s Attitudes Toward Cosmetic Surgery (2010, background): “Body shame consistently mediates the effects of selfobjectification on well-being and mental health (Noll and Fredrickson 1998; Quinn et al. 2006a; Tiggemann and Slater 2001), and thus is a critical variable in the objectification theory framework.”
Tests of Objectification Theory in Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Community Samples: Mixed Evidence for Proposed Pathways (2011, background): “and Hyde1996; Moradi et al. 2005; Noll and Fredrickson 1998; Slater and Tiggemann 2002, Tiggemann and Slater 2001; Tylka and Hill 2004), body dissatisfaction (McKinley 1998, 1999, 2006a, b; McKinley and Hyde1996), and eating disordered behaviors (Calogero 2009; Calogero et al. 2005; Muehlenkamp an”
Internalized Misogyny as a Moderator of the Link between Sexist Events and Women’s Psychological Distress (2009, background): “Researchers have consistently found positive correlations between self-objectification and both depression (Miner-Rubino et al. 2002 ;S zymanski and Henning 2007; Tiggemann and Kuring 2004) and disordered eating (McKinley and Hyde 1996 ;M oradi et al. 2005; Muehlenkamp and Saris-Baglama 2002 ;N oll ”
Self-Objectification and Its Psychological Outcomes for College Women (2002, methodology): “Lastly, Tiggemann and Slater (2001) tested a path model examining the relationship between self-objectification and disordered eating among dancers and nondancers.”
Complimentary Weightism: The Potential Costs of Appearance-Related Commentary for Women's Self-Objectification (2009, background): “…of negative outcomes, including increased body shame (Calogero, 2004; Noll & Fredrickson, 1998), appearance anxiety (Roberts & Gettman, 2004; Tiggemann & Slater, 2001), suppression of internal bodily cues (Myers & Crowther, 2008; Tylka & Hill, 2004), cognitive disruption (Fredrickson,…”
Objectification Theory as It Relates to Disordered Eating Among College Women (2004, background): “To date, it appears that Tiggemann and Slater (2001) offered the closest approximation to a comprehensive model that applies objectification theory to disordered eating.”
Exploring a Model and Moderators of Disordered Eating with Asian American College Women. (2006, background): “…(2004) included social support and poor interoceptive awareness in their model, and other models (e.g., objectification theory; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) contain variables that have been shown to adequately predict disordered eating among predominantly Caucasian women (Tiggemann & Slater, 2001).”
Integrating Social Comparison Theory and Self-Esteem within Objectification Theory to Predict Women’s Disordered Eating (2010, background): “This significant path has been proposed (Fredrickson and Roberts 1997) and supported in several studies (e.g., Moradi et al. 2005; Noll and Fredrickson 1998; Tiggemann and Slater 2001; Tylka and Hill 2004).”
The Effect of Thin Ideal Media Images on Women’s Self-Objectification, Mood, and Body Image (2008, background): “…have been associated with high trait self-objectification in both North American and Australian samples, including appearance anxiety (e.g., Tiggemann and Slater 2001; Calogero 2004), body shame (e.g., Noll and Fredrickson 1998; Tiggemann and Lynch 2001; Tiggemann and Slater 2001),…”
Body Image and Disordered Eating in Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Test of Objectification Theory (2010, background): “While to date there has been very little examination of the applicability of the model to male samples, there is some evidence to suggest that objectification theory might also be relevant for males (e.g. Tiggemann and Kuring 2004 ).”
The Disruptive Effect of Self-Objectification on Performance (2006, background): “As predicted by the theory, the relationship between self-objectification and eating disorders is mediated by feelings of body shame (Noll & Fredrickson, 1998; Slater & Tiggemann, 2002; Tiggemann & Lynch, 2001; Tiggemann & Slater, 2001).”
A Measure of Objectified Body Consciousness for Preadolescent and Adolescent Youth (2006, background): “…(Fredrickson, Roberts, Noll, Quinn, & Twenge, 1998; McKinley, 1999; Muehlenkamp & Saris-Baglama, 2002; Noll & Fredrickson, 1998; Slater & Tiggemann, 2002; Tiggemann & Lynch, 2001; Tiggemann & Slater, 2001), sexual dysfunction (Wiederman, 2000), and low psychological well-being (McKinley, 1999).”