Gender, Pubertal Development, and Peer Sexual Harassment Predict Objectified Body Consciousness in Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Lindberg, Sara M.; Grabe, Shelly; Hyde, Janet Shibley
Titel	Gender, Pubertal Development, and Peer Sexual Harassment Predict Objectified Body Consciousness in Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 17 (2007) 4, S.723-742 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00544.x
Schlagwörter	Sexual Harassment; Females; Early Adolescents; Puberty; Gender Differences; Self Concept; Human Body; Peer Groups; Structural Equation Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexuelle Belästigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Pubertät; Geschlechterkonflikt; Selbstkonzept; Menschlicher Körper; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group
Abstract	Objectified body consciousness (OBC)--the tendency to view one's body as an object for others to look at and evaluate--is theorized to emerge during sexual maturation as adolescents, particularly adolescent girls, experience sexual objectification. Although OBC generally is discussed in developmental terms, research so far has examined primarily the experiences of undergraduates and adults. Our goal in this study was to examine early adolescent experiences with OBC and to explicitly test the idea that OBC is linked to experiences of sexual objectification, such as peer sexual harassment, that early adolescents face as their bodies reach maturity. We tested several structural models of OBC and its relation to puberty, peer sexual harassment, and negative body experience. The prevailing model supported OBC theory's premise that pubertal development and peer sexual harassment increase adolescent girls' tendency toward self-surveillance, which in turn leads to greater body shame. Several pathways in the model were not significant for boys. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10