Roles of sexual objectification experiences and internalization of standards of beauty in eating disorder symptomatology: A test and extension of objectification theory

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 420-428

  Moradi, Bonnie ^a,b   Dirks, Danielle ^a,b   Matteson, Alicia V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Objectification theory; Self objectification; Sexism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; ESTHETICS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECTIFICATION THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEXISM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 23244449632     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.3.420     Document Type: Article

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