Most of us grew up with media, environments, and interpersonal interactions suggesting that women’s value is tied to their looks and sexual appeal to men. This is known as sexual objectification (SO), ...

Dozens of published studies suggest that women do worse, and feel worse, after self-objectifying - that is, focusing on their own appearance. Social psychologists Barbara Fredrickson (University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever been objectified, you know that it doesn't feel great. For me, it brings on a queasy mix of shame and long-burning ...