18.08.2013 |
magazine issue | 02/2012
“Look in my eyes. I said in my eyes!”: Antecedents and Consequences of (Self-) Objectification
keywords:
objectification / objectifying gaze / self-objectification / social perception
“Look in my eyes. I said in my eyes!”: Antecedents and Consequences of (Self-) Objectification
Physical appearance is one of the primary cues for individuals living in a society guided by a vast “sexual market” (Baumeister & Vohs, 2004). Physical appearance also influences people’s achievements in areas that are not directly related to the sexual domain, such as their career (e.g., Register & Williams, 1990) or their educational success (e.g., Crandall, 1991, 1995). / more