Objectification Theory: Toward Understanding Women's Lived Experiences and Mental Health Risks

L. Fredrickson, Barbara; Roberts, Tomi-Ann

doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00108.x

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Objectification Theory: Toward Understanding Women's Lived Experiences and Mental Health Risks

Published in Psychology of Women Quarterly • Jun 1, 1997

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Barbara L. Fredrickson

Tomi-Ann Roberts

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This article offers objectification theory as a framework for understanding the experiential consequences of being female in a culture that sexually objectifies the female body. Objectification theory posits that girls and women are typically acculturated to internalize an observer's perspective as ...

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