A new research paper from the University of Kent School of Psychology has found that sexual objectification increases when men are sexually aroused, challenging common Western beliefs that this ...

I'm currently writing an article on the sexualization of women in Western society. My research has led me to the (oddly, not so obvious) conclusion that the societal objectification of women and the ...

When feminists decry the objectification of women, most people immediately think of the images that saturate our magazines, movies, adverts and the Internet, of women in varying stages of undress, ...

Understanding the psychology behind objectification might help us fight back. Source: pixabay, no attribution required Let's talk about objectification. At any given moment, according to a recent ...

To sexually objectify a woman is to focus on her body in terms of how it can provide sexual pleasure rather than viewing her as a complete human being with thoughts and feelings. While objectification ...

A new study suggests that gratitude might be the most effective way to combat feeling objectified. A new study published in the Journal Of Positive Psychology explores how feeling and showing ...

As a Senior Editor at BuzzFeed, I cover books and politics, and I also created the daily vocabulary-boosting word game SAT Scramble. If you've ever been objectified, you know that it doesn't feel ...

Objectification is a form of relational trauma that is often overlooked in therapy. Instead of a full person with their own thoughts, feelings, and needs, objectification means treating someone as an ...