Experiencing and Coping with Sexually Objectifying Treatment: Internalization and Resilience

Sex Roles

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 159-170

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping behaviors; Objectification; Psychological distress; Resilience; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939898014     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-014-0392-6     Document Type: Article

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