dc.contributor.advisor | Davenport, Donna S. | |
dc.creator | VanLandingham, Alisa Marie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-04-25T20:08:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2007-04-25T20:08:44Z | |
dc.date.created | 2006-12 | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-04-25 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4809 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of a sociocultural theory
of objectification with a population of older women. Specifically, the study sought to
determine if level of self-objectification influenced psychological well-being, disordered
eating, and sexual dysfunction. Additional goals of this study included determining if
older women self-objectify like their younger counterparts and if level of selfobjectification
was influenced by oneâÂÂs feminist identity. Participants were 128
randomly selected women living in a small city in the southwest recruited through a
local seniors fair and organizations. Participants completed a take-home survey which
included a demographic questionnaire, the Feminist Identity Development Scale, the
Objectified Body Consciousness Scale, the Scales of Psychological Well-Being Short
Form, the Eating Attitudes Test, and the Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women.
Participants returned surveys in postage pre-paid envelopes. The data was analyzed
using structural equation modeling methods and the final model fit the data well.
Results indicate that older women do self-objectify but this level of self-objectification is
not influenced by their level of feminist identity. In addition, level of self-objectification is negatively related to psychological well-being and positively related to disordered
eating; however, no relationship exists between self-objectification and sexual
dysfunction. Implications for clinical practice and further research are discussed. | en |
dc.format.extent | 16989833 bytes | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
dc.subject | objectification | en |
dc.subject | body image | en |
dc.subject | feminist identity | en |
dc.title | A test of objectification theory and its relationship to feminist identity | en |
dc.type | Book | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Educational Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Counseling Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Benjamin, Ludy | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Castillo, Linda | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Willson, Victor | |
dc.type.genre | Electronic Dissertation | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | born digital | en |