“Selfie-Objectification: Self-Objectification and Positive Feedback” – Dr Beth Bell et al.

“In Western consumer culture, women are routinely objectified, that is, their value is reduced to the appearance of their body parts and/or their sexual function. However, little is known about how young adult women, socialised in this culture to self-objectify and adopt an external viewer’s perspective of their own body, present themselves to others,”

– Dr Beth Bell et al. (3)

This cutting-edge study by Dr Beth Bell and colleagues lays vital foundations for any future research into the relationship between social media, body image, and gender.

“The present study is the first to examine the extent to which young adult women post objectifying self-images on social media, and whether the frequency of posting such content can be predicted by self-objectification and positive feedback (likes).”

– Dr Beth Bell et al. (2)

You can read “Selfie-Objectification” here.