A MEDIATIONAL MODEL LINKING SELF-OBJECTIFICATION, BODY SHAME, AND DISORDERED EATING

  1. Stephanie M. Noll1,
  2. Barbara L. Fredrickson2,*

Article first published online: 28 JUL 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1998.tb00181.x

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Psychology of Women Quarterly

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volume 22, Issue 4, pages 623–636, December 1998

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Noll, S. M. and Fredrickson, B. L. (1998), A MEDIATIONAL MODEL LINKING SELF-OBJECTIFICATION, BODY SHAME, AND DISORDERED EATING. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 22: 623–636. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1998.tb00181.x

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  1. 1

    Duke University

  2. 2

    University of Michigan

*Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Barbara L. Fredrickson, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 525 E. University, 3006 East Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109. E-mail: blf@umich.edu.

  1. This research is part of the doctoral dissertation of the first author. We acknowledge Robert Carson, Susan Head, Tomi-Ann Roberts, and Robert Thompson for thoughtful comments and feedback.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 JUL 2006
  2. Article first published online: 28 JUL 2006
  3. Initial submission: June 26, 1997; Initial acceptance: August 8, 1997; Final acceptance: October 22, 1997

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This study tests a mediational model of disordered eating derived from objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). The model proposes that the emotion of body shame mediates the relationship between self-objectification and disordered eating. Two samples of undergraduate women (n= 93, n= 111) completed self-report questionnaires assessing self-objectification, body shame, anorexic and bulimic symptoms, and dietary restraint. Findings in both samples supported the mediational model. Additionally, a direct relationship between self-objectification and disordered eating was also observed. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

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