A new research paper from the University of Kent School of Psychology has found that sexual objectification increases when men are sexually aroused, challenging common Western beliefs that this ...

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A series of three studies found that women who are more prone to self-objectification tend to have reduced empathy, both affective and cognitive. These women were also more likely to experience ...

The link between the above-discussed forms of objectification is cyclical, just as the fuel which runs the industries of sex trafficking and pornography, so does it fuel other areas of culture which ...

To sexually objectify a woman is to focus on her body in terms of how it can provide sexual pleasure rather than viewing her as a complete human being with thoughts and feelings. While objectification ...

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In response to gym harassment and objectification, many women have been trying out single sex gyms. Some gym-goers say women's-only gyms provide a safe, supportive environment. However, experts ...

Understanding the psychology behind objectification might help us fight back. Source: pixabay, no attribution required Let's talk about objectification. At any given moment, according to a recent ...