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Direct linkGrabe, Shelly; Routledge, Clay; Cook, Alison; Andersen, Christie; Arndt, Jamie – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
Previous research has illustrated the negative psychological consequences of female body objectification. The present study explores how female body objectification may serve as a defense against unconscious existential fears. Drawing from terror management theory, an experiment was designed to test the potential functionality of female body…
Descriptors: Females, Human Body, Self Concept, Gender Differences
