SELF-OBJECTIFICATION AS A RISK FACTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF EATING DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS

  • Pavel Yusupov Email: yusupovpr@gmail.com
  • Olesya Myasnikova Email: myasnikova_olesya@mail.ru
Keywords: adolescents, self-objectification, eating disorders, sociocultural norms, dysfunctional behavior, interiorization

Abstract

The work is devoted to the study of the relationship between self-objectification and eating disorders in adolescent girls. The relevance of eating disorders study is due to the high spread among young people. The complex of socio-cultural, psychological, cognitive factors in the context of the emergence and course of eating disorders has the scientific significance. Adolescence is sensitive to the assimilation and reproduction of social norms, standards of appearance, which determines the risks of food disorders. The concept of self-objectification proposed by B. Frederickson and T.-E. Roberts reveals the psychological mechanism of formation of maladaptive strategies of behavior in young girls under the influence of socio-cultural influences. The process of interiorization of other people objectifying view as well as existing cultural standards of beauty leads to a negative change in the perception of subjective sensations of the body, which by the degree of accumulation can lead to various risks in terms of individual’s mental health, including eating disorders. The authors investigated the relationship between the level of self-objectification and the risk of eating disorders in adolescent girls, as well as the importance of the mechanism of self-objectification as a risk factor for the development of eating disorders.

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Published
2019-09-29
How to Cite
1. Yusupov P., Myasnikova O. SELF-OBJECTIFICATION AS A RISK FACTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF EATING DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS // Bulletin of Psychology and Pedagogy of Altai State University, 2019. Vol. 1. № 3. P. 122-136. URL: http://bppasu.ru/article/view/6532.
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Vol 1 No 3 (2019): Вестник психологии и педагогики Алтайского государственного университета
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