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The Underlying Mechanisms Linking Self-Objectification to Subjective Well-Being: Testing Two Moderated Mediation Models

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  • The imposition of sexually objectifying experiences on women socializes women to engage in self-objectification, or the act of placing greater value in physical appearance than internal well-being. These two studies explored the underlying mechanisms linking self-objectification to negative subjective well-being among a group of young adult women (ages 18-26) and older adult women (ages 48-90). In Study 1, I conducted psychometric evaluations of several body image measures to formally validate them in a sample of older adult women. Study 2 tested two moderated mediation models to examine the links between self-objectification, body esteem, control beliefs (mastery and constraint beliefs), and negative mood and anxiety. I predicted that body esteem would mediate the relationship between self-objectification and control beliefs, and that control beliefs would predict negative mood and anxiety. Given aging research on accelerated rates of decline in perceived control during late adulthood, I also predicted that age would moderate the direct and indirect relationships between self-objectification and control beliefs. Results showed a partial mediation effect of body esteem on constraint beliefs and a full mediation effect of body esteem on mastery beliefs. Constraint and mastery beliefs both subsequently predicted negative mood and anxiety. Contrary to my hypotheses, age did not moderate the relationship between self-objectification and control beliefs.
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