Anything but Real: Body Idealization and Objectification of MTV Docusoap Characters

Objectification Theory: Toward Understanding Women's Lived Experiences and Mental Health Risks

Barbara L. Fredrickson, Tomi-Ann Roberts · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 1997 · 5.1K citations

Gendered Perception, Toward Understanding Women, Mental Health +18

Cultural Expectations of Thinness in Women

David M. Garner, Paul E. Garfinkel, Donald M. Schwartz et al. · Psychological Reports · 1980 · 1.2K citations

Nutrition, Education, Cultural Expectations +18

That swimsuit becomes you: Sex differences in self-objectification, restrained eating, and math performance.

Barbara L. Fredrickson, Tomi-Ann Roberts, Stephanie M. Noll et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1998 · 1.1K citations

Gendered Perception, Math Performance, Social Psychology +20

Body Images: Development, Deviance, and Change

Norman B. Levy · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1992 · 877 citations

Embodiment, Fashion, Education +4

Development and Validation of a New Body-Image Assessment Scale

James J. Gray · Journal of Personality Assessment · 1995 · 726 citations

Physical Activity, Body-size Perception, Biometrics +18