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Objectification of others

MedGen UID:
1842031
•Concept ID:
C5826987
•
Finding
Synonym: Treats people like objects
 
HPO: HP:5200121

Definition

A tendency to interact with others as if they are objects with functional purpose rather than engaging in social/emotional interactions. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVObjectification of others

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The social context for psychological distress from iatrogenic gynecomastia with suggestions for its management.
Wassersug RJ, Oliffe JL
J Sex Med 2009 Apr;6(4):989-1000. Epub 2008 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01053.x. PMID: 19175864

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Preliminary Evidence of EEG Connectivity Changes during Self-Objectification of Workers.
Angulo-Sherman IN, Saavedra-Hernández A, Urbina-Arias NE, Hernández-Granados Z, Sainz M
Sensors (Basel) 2022 Oct 17;22(20) doi: 10.3390/s22207906. PMID: 36298257Free PMC Article
Compliance with COVID-19 safety measures: A test of an objectification theory model.
Earle M, Prusaczyk E, Choma B, Calogero R
Body Image 2021 Jun;37:6-13. Epub 2021 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.01.004. PMID: 33548665Free PMC Article
Gender Stereotypes.
Ellemers N
Annu Rev Psychol 2018 Jan 4;69:275-298. Epub 2017 Sep 27 doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011719. PMID: 28961059
Social psychological theories of disordered eating in college women: review and integration.
Fitzsimmons-Craft EE
Clin Psychol Rev 2011 Nov;31(7):1224-37. Epub 2011 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.07.011. PMID: 21903047
The social context for psychological distress from iatrogenic gynecomastia with suggestions for its management.
Wassersug RJ, Oliffe JL
J Sex Med 2009 Apr;6(4):989-1000. Epub 2008 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01053.x. PMID: 19175864

Diagnosis

Objectifying the classroom: Examining self-objectification and its effects on cognitive resources within virtual class environments.
Savage LR, Couture Bue AC
Body Image 2023 Sep;46:313-323. Epub 2023 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.009. PMID: 37429141
Pornography's Ubiquitous External Ejaculation: Predictors of Perceptions.
Salmon CA, Hehman JA, Figueredo AJ
Arch Sex Behav 2023 Jan;52(1):431-442. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02426-0. PMID: 36171487
The development and validation of the Conscious Objectification Questionnaire.
Liberman TJ, Burke NL
Int J Eat Disord 2022 Aug;55(8):1162-1168. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1002/eat.23759. PMID: 35723870
Artificial neural networks for predicting social comparison effects among female Instagram users.
Jabłońska MR, Zajdel R
PLoS One 2020;15(2):e0229354. Epub 2020 Feb 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229354. PMID: 32097446Free PMC Article
Toward the clarification of the construct of depersonalization and its association with affective and cognitive dysfunctions.
Jacobs JR, Bovasso GB
J Pers Assess 1992 Oct;59(2):352-65. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa5902_11. PMID: 1432564

Therapy

An experimental investigation of whether body-positive messaging on fitspiration and diverse images can improve state body image in women.
Hepburn E, Mulgrew KE
Body Image 2023 Dec;47:101642. Epub 2023 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101642. PMID: 37979457
Objectifying the classroom: Examining self-objectification and its effects on cognitive resources within virtual class environments.
Savage LR, Couture Bue AC
Body Image 2023 Sep;46:313-323. Epub 2023 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.009. PMID: 37429141
The love of money results in objectification.
Wang X, Krumhuber EG
Br J Soc Psychol 2017 Jun;56(2):354-372. Epub 2016 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/bjso.12158. PMID: 27611242
Perpetuation of sexual objectification: The role of resource depletion.
Tyler JM, Calogero RM, Adams KE
Br J Soc Psychol 2017 Jun;56(2):334-353. Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1111/bjso.12157. PMID: 27600438
The social context for psychological distress from iatrogenic gynecomastia with suggestions for its management.
Wassersug RJ, Oliffe JL
J Sex Med 2009 Apr;6(4):989-1000. Epub 2008 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01053.x. PMID: 19175864

Prognosis

Pornography Use and Sexual Objectification of Others.
Bridges AJ, Willis M, Ezzell MB, Sun CF, Johnson JA, Wright PJ
Violence Against Women 2024 Jan;30(1):228-248. Epub 2023 Oct 17 doi: 10.1177/10778012231207041. PMID: 37847848
Pornography's Ubiquitous External Ejaculation: Predictors of Perceptions.
Salmon CA, Hehman JA, Figueredo AJ
Arch Sex Behav 2023 Jan;52(1):431-442. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02426-0. PMID: 36171487
Self-objectification: Implications for physical activity in middle-aged women and men.
Dieker JL, Renn BN, Daniels EA
Psychol Health Med 2023 Mar;28(3):595-605. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2073377. PMID: 35510895Free PMC Article
An Evolutionary Perspective on Appearance Enhancement Behavior.
Davis AC, Arnocky S
Arch Sex Behav 2022 Jan;51(1):3-37. Epub 2020 Oct 6 doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01745-4. PMID: 33025291
The love of money results in objectification.
Wang X, Krumhuber EG
Br J Soc Psychol 2017 Jun;56(2):354-372. Epub 2016 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/bjso.12158. PMID: 27611242

Clinical prediction guides

Pornography Use and Sexual Objectification of Others.
Bridges AJ, Willis M, Ezzell MB, Sun CF, Johnson JA, Wright PJ
Violence Against Women 2024 Jan;30(1):228-248. Epub 2023 Oct 17 doi: 10.1177/10778012231207041. PMID: 37847848
Pornography's Ubiquitous External Ejaculation: Predictors of Perceptions.
Salmon CA, Hehman JA, Figueredo AJ
Arch Sex Behav 2023 Jan;52(1):431-442. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02426-0. PMID: 36171487
Self-objectification: Implications for physical activity in middle-aged women and men.
Dieker JL, Renn BN, Daniels EA
Psychol Health Med 2023 Mar;28(3):595-605. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2073377. PMID: 35510895Free PMC Article
An Evolutionary Perspective on Appearance Enhancement Behavior.
Davis AC, Arnocky S
Arch Sex Behav 2022 Jan;51(1):3-37. Epub 2020 Oct 6 doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01745-4. PMID: 33025291
Stranger Harassment ("Piropo") and Women's Self-Objectification: The Role of Anger, Happiness, and Empowerment.
Moya-Garófano A, Rodríguez-Bailón R, Moya M, Megías JL
J Interpers Violence 2021 Mar;36(5-6):2306-2326. Epub 2018 Mar 5 doi: 10.1177/0886260518760258. PMID: 29502511

Recent systematic reviews

The experiences of individuals with body dysmorphic disorder: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research.
Thomson K, Thompson AR
Body Image 2024 Sep;50:101727. Epub 2024 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101727. PMID: 38797069
Anorexia nervosa as a disorder of the subcortical-cortical interoceptive-self.
Lucherini Angeletti L, Innocenti M, Felciai F, Ruggeri E, Cassioli E, Rossi E, Rotella F, Castellini G, Stanghellini G, Ricca V, Northoff G
Eat Weight Disord 2022 Dec;27(8):3063-3081. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s40519-022-01510-7. PMID: 36355249Free PMC Article

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