Linking Sexually Objectifying Work Environments Among Waitresses to Psychological and Job-Related Outcomes

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 390-404

  Szymanski, Dawn M ^a   Feltman, Chandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; depression; job satisfaction; objectification; sexism; working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938562327     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684314565345     Document Type: Article

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