Women's Self-Objectification and Strategic Self-Presentation on Social Media

IF 2.5 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology of Women Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-20 DOI:10.1177/03616843221143751

Shilei Chen, Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg, Patrick J. Leman

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Abstract

In four studies, we tested whether higher trait self-objectification was associated with more strategic and less authentic self-presentation on social media among cisgender women, and whether these links could be attributed to heightened approval motivation among those having higher levels of self-objectification. Study 1 (N = 167, Mage = 27.05) and Study 2 (N = 149, Mage = 29.87), using self-reported measures, found that self-objectification was positively associated with strategic self-presentation on Tinder and Facebook. Study 3 (N = 202, Mage = 28.07) replicated and extended the first two studies, using self-reported behavioral indicators of strategic self-presentation. The first three studies were conducted on Prolific with a nationwide sample of female participants. Study 4 (Mage = 21.87) was a real-time behavioral study conducted on Zoom with 102 female U.K. university students using a tool by which actual photo editing was measured. The results confirmed a positive association between trait self-objectification and strategic self-presentation. Mediation analyses suggest that this relation may be attributed to a heightened approval motivation among those who self-objectify. Social media users and policy makers should be made aware of the potential downstream consequences associated with the frequent use of social media self-presentational techniques discussed in this research.

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女性在社交媒体上的自我客体化与战略自我展示

在四项研究中，我们测试了顺性别女性中，更高特质的自我客体化是否与社交媒体上更具策略性和更不真实的自我表达有关，以及这些联系是否可以归因于自我客体化程度较高的人的认可动机增强。研究1（N = 167，法师 = 27.05）和研究2（N = 149，法师 = 29.87），使用自我报告的测量，发现自我客体化与Tinder和Facebook上的战略自我展示呈正相关。研究3（N = 202，法师 = 28.07）复制并扩展了前两项研究，使用了自我报告的战略自我展示行为指标。前三项研究是在Prolific上进行的，对象是全国范围内的女性参与者。研究4（法师 = 21.87）是一项在Zoom上对102名英国女大学生进行的实时行为研究，该研究使用了一种测量实际照片编辑的工具。研究结果证实了特质自我客体化和策略自我呈现之间的正相关。中介分析表明，这种关系可能归因于自我客体化者的认可动机增强。应让社交媒体用户和政策制定者意识到本研究中讨论的频繁使用社交媒体自我展示技术的潜在下游后果。

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Psychology of Women Quarterly Multiple-

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6.10

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ) is a feminist, scientific, peer-reviewed journal that publishes empirical research, critical reviews and theoretical articles that advance a field of inquiry, teaching briefs, and invited book reviews related to the psychology of women and gender. Topics include (but are not limited to) feminist approaches, methodologies, and critiques; violence against women; body image and objectification; sexism, stereotyping, and discrimination; intersectionality of gender with other social locations (such as age, ability status, class, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation); international concerns; lifespan development and change; physical and mental well being; therapeutic interventions; sexuality; social activism; and career development. This journal will be of interest to clinicians, faculty, and researchers in all psychology disciplines, as well as those interested in the sociology of gender, women’s studies, interpersonal violence, ethnic and multicultural studies, social advocates, policy makers, and teacher education.