Sexual objectification in women's daily lives: A smartphone ecological momentary assessment study. (2nd August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Holland, Elise; Koval, Peter; Stratemeyer, Michelle; Thomson, Fiona; Haslam, Nick
• Other Names: Vaes Jeroen guestEditor.; Loughnan Steve guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: British journal of social psychology. Volume 56:Part 2(2017:Jun.)
• Page Start: 314
• Page End: 333
• Publication Date: 2016-08-02
• Subjects: sexual objectification -- ecological momentary assessment/experience sampling -- street harassment -- self‐objectification; Social psychology -- Periodicals; 302.05
• DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12152
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0144-6665

Abstract

Abstract : Sexual objectification, particularly of young women, is highly prevalent in modern industrialized societies. Although there is plenty of experimental and cross‐sectional research on objectification, prospective studies investigating the prevalence and psychological impact of objectifying events in daily life are scarce. We used ecological momentary assessment to track the occurrence of objectifying events over 1 week in the daily lives of young women ( N = 81). Participants reported being targeted by a sexually objectifying event – most often the objectifying gaze – approximately once every 2 days and reported witnessing sexual objectification of others approximately 1.35 times per day. Further, multilevel linear regression analyses showed that being targeted by sexual objectification was associated with a substantial increase in state self‐objectification. Overall, individual differences had little impact in moderating these effects.