Original paper
What drives female objectification? An investigation of appearance-based interpersonal perceptions and the objectification of women
Abstract
Previous research finds that both men and women perceive sexualized women as lacking in certain human qualities such as mental capacity and moral status. The mechanism underlying this effect, however, is unclear. The present two studies test how appearance-based judgements affect the degree to which a broad sample of women are objectified. In Study 1 (N = 279), full-body images of women wearing different clothing outfits were rated by male and...
Paper Details
Title
What drives female objectification? An investigation of appearance-based interpersonal perceptions and the objectification of women
Published Date
Aug 23, 2019
Journal
Volume
14
Issue
8
Pages
e0221388 - e0221388