The nullifying experience of self-objectification: The development and psychometric evaluation of the Self-Objectification Scale

Talmon, Anat; Ginzburg, Karni

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.09.007

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“…Despite these limitations, our study merits attention because the influence of self‐objectification on photo editing behavior has never been tested before in the Italian context, as far as we know. Moreover, this is the first study that uses the self‐objectification scale of Talmon and Ginzburg (2016) to examine the relationships between factors traditionally investigated in the framework of objectification theory (e.g., thin‐ideal internalization, self‐esteem) and SNS usage. This might support the adoption of this scale to examine body‐image and SNS usage‐related variables.…”

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“…Self‐objectification was assessed using the Self‐Objectification Scale (SOS; Talmon & Ginzburg, 2016), a measure assessing self‐objectification as reflecting of dehumanization's phenomenon. This scale consists of two factors: Invisibility which includes ten items (e.g., “ Sometimes when someone is looking at me, I feel that he or she does not really see me ”) and Lack of Autonomy which includes seven items (e.g., “ People act as if they can do with me as they please ”).…”

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“…It can be defined as the internalization of sexual objectification. Therefore, a woman may internalize an observer's perspective on the self, becoming an object of other's pleasure (Bartky, 1990), losing her sense of subjectivity, and autonomy (Talmon & Ginzburg, 2016), and increasing body surveillance (a self‐objectification indicator) to monitoring the compliance of own appearance with the internalized socio‐cultural standards of beauty. Many authors regularly report a link between the acceptance of societal ideals of attractiveness and self‐objectification, such as body dissatisfaction and eating disorders (e.g., Calogero, Davis, & Thompson, 2005; Dakanalis et al., 2014; Dohnt & Tiggemann, 2006; Gattino, De Piccoli, Fedi, Boza, & Rollero, 2018; Hausenblas et al., 2013; Heinberg & Thompson, 1995; Slater & Tiggemann, 2016; Stice, 2002).…”

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“Change my selfie”: Relationships between self‐objectification and selfie‐behavior in young Italian women

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Self‐objectification is a pervasive phenomenon, related to specific socio‐cultural context, that can lead to many psychological and interpersonal consequences. With the present study, we investigated the correlates of self‐objectification in young Italian women analyzing both its traditional antecedents and its consequences for self‐presentation on social network sites (SNS). A total of 676 Italian university female students completed a self‐reported questionnaire on self‐objectification, internalization of a thin‐ideal and related influences, internalized sexism, self‐esteem, SNS use, selfie‐posting on SNS and selfies’ manipulation. Results indicated that media and peers, but not family pressures, were positively associated with thin‐ideal internalization, which, in turn, was positively associated with self‐objectification. Moreover, both sexism and self‐esteem were significantly associated with self‐objectification. Regarding self‐objectification consequences for SNS usage, results revealed that self‐objectification was positively associated with time spent on SNS, frequency of selfie‐posting and selfie‐editing. It was concluded that objectification theory can be extended into the context of image‐related behaviors on SNS. Results suggest that young women with low self‐esteem, traditional attitudes toward gender roles and high levels of internalization of thin‐ideal may report high levels of self‐objectification which, in turn, may be related to specific self‐promotion behaviors on social media. The limitations of the present study, particularly in terms of sampling and implications for future research on selfie‐behavior are discussed.

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“…Self-objectification. Self-objectification was assessed using the Self-Objectification Scale (Talmon & Ginzburg, 2016), a scale that was originally written in Hebrew. It consists of 17 items reflecting two factors: invisibility (e.g., "Sometimes I feel invisible," "Sometimes I feel that others take no notice of me, as if I'm not in the room") and lack of autonomy (e.g., "Sometimes other people make decisions for me," "Sometimes when people ask me what I want, I don't know how to respond").…”

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Between Childhood Maltreatment and Shame

Talmon

Ginzburg

2017

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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One of the most devastating long-term outcomes of childhood maltreatment is a sense of shame, which is connected to distress and reduced well-being. The aim of the current study was to examine a dual-path model and to test the relations between childhood maltreatment, shame, and well-being as mediated by both self-objectification and a sense of disrupted body boundaries among 531 female college/university students living in Israel. Results from the structural equation modeling analyses indicated that both self-objectification and disrupted body boundaries significantly mediated the association between childhood maltreatment and sense of shame. In addition, both were associated with reduced levels of well-being, through the mediating role of shame. Finally, we discuss the role these paths may play in the detrimental long-term effects of childhood maltreatment and how they may be targeted in clinical interventions for adult survivors.

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“…Future research should focus on how experiences of objectification, especially in women, lead to maladaptive coping behaviors and increased risk of psychopathology. In addition to positive and negative sexual awareness, future studies should directly measure self-perceived self-objectification [40]. Research on therapeutic practices with women should consider ways in which sexual and gender empowerment may produce salutary effects through increasing adaptive coping behaviors.…”

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Don’t Objectify Me!: Sexual Self-Monitoring, Coping, and Psychological Maladjustment

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Nagoshi²,

Nagoshi³

2021

Psycho-Social Aspects of Human Sexuality and Ethics

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Undergraduate college students (283 females, 127 males) completed surveys aimed at measuring positive sexual awareness vs. sexual self-monitoring, coping styles, and psychopathological symptoms. Positive sexual awareness significantly positively correlated with adaptive coping styles but did not otherwise correlate with psychopathological symptoms. Sexual self-monitoring was significantly positively correlated with somatization, depression-anxiety, and avoidant coping in women but not men. Bootstrapped mediation analyses indicated that the relationships between sexual self-monitoring and somatization, depression-anxiety, and eating disorder symptoms were significantly mediated by avoidant coping in women but not in men. These results were explained in terms of Objectification Theory, suggesting that women who experience sexual objectification are more likely to engage in avoidant coping, thus increasing their risk of developing psychopathology. Findings are discussed in terms of broader issues of the disempowering effects of objectification.

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The nullifying experience of self-objectification: The development and psychometric evaluation of the Self-Objectification Scale

Cited by 31 publications

References 46 publications

“Change my selfie”: Relationships between self‐objectification and selfie‐behavior in young Italian women

“Change my selfie”: Relationships between self‐objectification and selfie‐behavior in young Italian women

Between Childhood Maltreatment and Shame

Don’t Objectify Me!: Sexual Self-Monitoring, Coping, and Psychological Maladjustment

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