@article{ref1,
title="Objects don't object: evidence that self-objectification disrupts women's social activism",
journal="Psychological science",
year="2013",
author="Calogero, Rachel M.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="312-318",
abstract="Integrating system-justification and objectification theories, the research reported here broadens the scope of prior work on women's self-objectification to examine its system-justifying function. I investigated the relation of trait and state self-objectification to support for the gender status quo and engagement in gender-based social activism among U.S. college women. Study 1 established that greater trait self-objectification was related to more gender-specific system justification and less engagement in gender-based social activism. The data supported a mediational model in which gender-specific system justification mediated the link between trait self-objectification and social activism. Results from Study 2, in which self-objectification was situationally activated, confirmed the same mediational model. These findings suggest that trait and state self-objectification may be part of a wider pattern of system-justifying behavior that maintains gender inequality and thwarts women's pursuit of social justice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0956-7976",
doi="10.1177/0956797612452574",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797612452574"
}