Self-Objectification Among Physically Active Women

By C. Greenleaf. 2005

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Objectification Theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) was used to examine (a) the mediation effects of body shame and flow on the relationship between self-objectification and disordered eating, (b) age differences in self-objectification, body shame, flow, and disordered eating, (c) the prediction of physical activity from self-objectification, flow, body shame, and disordered eating, and (d) the relationships between self-objectification, flow, and physical activity. Participants were 394 women ages 18–64. Results revealed that (a) body shame mediated the relationship between self-objectification and disordered eating, (b) younger women reported higher levels of self-objectification, body shame, dieting, and several flow characteristics, (c) older women scored higher on the loss of self-consciousness subscale of the flow measure, and (d) self-objectification was a significant predictor of physical activity.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physiology

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Self-objectification and Well-being: The Impact of Self-objectification on Women’s Overall Sense of Self-worth and Life Satisfaction (2008, methodology): “Additional research has shown that body surveillance is related to decreased flow during physical activity (e.g., Greenleaf 2005 ) and lower levels of adaptive and positive coping strategies (Sinclair and Myers 2004).”
Effect of Environment and Appearance Compliment on College Women's Self-Objectification, Mood, Body Shame, and Cognitive Performance (2008, background): “This perspective was associated with the experience of shame about the body, confirming a number of previous studies (e.g., Greenleaf, 2005; Miner-Rubino et al., 2002; Moradi et al., 2005; Noll & Fredrickson, 1998; Slater & Tiggemann, 2002; Tiggemann & Kuring, 2004; Tiggemann & Lynch, 2001;…”
Everyday Stranger Harassment and Women’s Objectification (2008, background): “Prior research shows that self-objectification is positively correlated with negative outcomes, including depression and disordered eating (e.g., Greenleaf, 2005; Harrison & Fredrickson, 2003; Muehlenkamp & Saris-Baglama, 2002; Muehlenkamp, Swanson, & Brausch, 2005; Slater & Tiggemann, 2002; Tigge”
Examining Objectification Theory (2008, background): “…of body shame and disordered eating and that body shame mediates (or partially mediates) the relationship between self-objectification and eating disorder symptomology (Calogero, Davis, & Thompson, 2005; Greenleaf, 2005; Noll & Fredrickson, 1998; Tiggemann & Slater, 2001; Tylka & Hill, 2004).”
Assessing the Role of Body Image Coping Strategies as Mediators or Moderators of the Links Between Self-Objectification, Body Shame, and Well-Being (2009, background): “In samples of American and Australian women, research has shown that body shame can account, partially or fully, for the relations between self-objectification and indicators of poor mental health, including disordered eating (e.g., Calogero et al. 2005; Greenleaf 2005; Greenleaf and McGreer 2006; N”
Self-Objectification, Self-Esteem, and Gender: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model (2010, background): “Over a decade of research, conducted primarily on American and Australian women, has provided considerable support for objectification theory (for a review, see Moradi and Huang 2008), demonstrating that higher self-objectification among women is associated with disordered eating (Calogero et al. 20”
Critical Comments About Body Shape and Weight: Disordered Eating of Female Athletes and Sport Participants (2008, methodology): “Greenleaf (2001) provided empirical support for the objectification theory.”
Predictors and Effects of Self-Objectification in Lesbians (2008, background): “Increased levels of self-objectification have been shown to relate to higher levels of disordered eating (Greenleaf, 2005; Muehlenkamp & Saris-Baglama, 2002).”
A Test and Extension of Objectification Theory as It Predicts Disordered Eating: Does Women's Age Matter?. (2009, background): “Some studies suggested that older women experience less selfobjectification than do young adult college women (Greenleaf, 2005; McKinley, 1999; Szymanski & Henning, 2007; Tiggemann & Lynch, 2001), although one study did not uncover any age differences (Hill, 2003).”
Objectification Theory and Psychology of Women: A Decade of Advances and Future Directions (2008, background): “…and adult women; ballet dancers and nondancers; and women diagnosed with eating disorders who were White, predominantly White, or of unreported race/ethnicity (e.g., Calogero, Davis, & Thompson, 2005; Greenleaf, 2005; Slater & Tiggemann, 2002; Tiggemann & Kuring, 2004; Tiggemann & Slater, 2001).”
Body Image and Disordered Eating in Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Test of Objectification Theory (2010, background): “Fredrickson et al. 1998; McKinley 1998; McKinley and Hyde 1996 ;N oll and Fredrickson 1998; Tiggemann and Slater 2001; Tylka and Hill 2004), in samples of older women (Augustus-Horvath and Tylka 2009; Greenleaf 2005 ; M cKinley1999; Tiggemann and Lynch 2001 ), and in American women with clinical ea”
The role of self-objectification in women's sexual functioning. (2008, methodology): “This latter finding is consistent with previous studies that have found a significant relationship between self-objectification and these consequences among undergraduates (Greenleaf, 2005; McKinley & Hyde, 1996; Miner-Rubino et al., 2002; Moradi et al., 2005; Muehlenkamp & Saris-Baglama, 2002; Noll”