Smile pretty and watch your back: Personal safety anxiety and vigilance in objectification theory.

2020/09/17 by Rachel M. Calogero, Tracy L. Tylka, Jaclyn A. Siegel +3 · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies #Resilience and Mental Health

paper · doi:10.1037/pspi0000344

Abstract

= 474) replicated these results while also adjusting for specific fears of crime and rape. Our findings offer a newly validated assessment tool for future research on safety anxiety, illuminate the real and lasting sense of threat engendered by everyday sexual objectification, and broaden understanding of the mental and physical constraints on women's lived experiences posited in Objectification Theory. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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