Most of us grew up with media, environments, and interpersonal interactions suggesting that women’s value is tied to their looks and sexual appeal to men. This is known as sexual objectification (SO), ...

Dozens of published studies suggest that women do worse, and feel worse, after self-objectifying - that is, focusing on their own appearance. Social psychologists Barbara Fredrickson (University of ...

What does it mean to a woman’s self-worth to live in a culture of sexual objectification? Or, to put it another way, what’s wrong with a few harmless catcalls, or with a man complimenting a woman’s ...

In 2014, a wise woman—also known as Cardi B—proclaimed, “A hoe never gets cold,” creating an instantly iconic meme. Now, it appears we have the research to back up her sage advice. Hoes don’t get cold ...

Undergraduate women who join a sorority* are more likely to judge their own bodies from an outsider's perspective (known as self-objectification) and display higher levels of bulimic attitudes and ...

Oct. 11 (UPI) --A recent study suggests that observers see women as slimmer in selfie images as opposed to traditional photographs. "This study compared the attractiveness and weight judgments that ...