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The Role of Self-Objectification in the Mental Health of Early Adolescent Girls: Predictors and Consequences
Author(s) -
Marika Tiggemann,
Amy Slater
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv021
Subject(s) - dieting , shame , objectification , psychology , mental health , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , disordered eating , social psychology , psychiatry , eating disorders , medicine , obesity , weight loss , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , epistemology
The overall aim of the study was to investigate the applicability of Objectification Theory to the mental health of early adolescent girls, in particular, their dieting behaviors and depressive symptoms. Both predictors and consequences of self-objectification were examined.

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