Self-Sexualization in Preadolescent Girls: Associations with Self-Objectification, Weight Concerns, and Parent's Academic Expectations

Autor/inn/en	Starr, Christine R.; Zurbriggen, Eileen L.
Titel	Self-Sexualization in Preadolescent Girls: Associations with Self-Objectification, Weight Concerns, and Parent's Academic Expectations
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 43 (2019) 6, S.515-522 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Starr, Christine R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025419873036
Schlagwörter	Females; Sexuality; Body Weight; Parent Aspiration; Self Concept; Self Efficacy; Academic Achievement; Outcomes of Education; Occupational Aspiration; Parent Attitudes; Toys; Elementary School Students; Physical Characteristics; Self Esteem; Correlation; Daughters; Human Body; Goal Orientation; Incidence; Sex Stereotypes; Interpersonal Attraction; Preadolescents; Preferences; Schemata (Cognition); California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexualität; Körpergewicht; Elternwille; Selbstkonzept; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schulleistung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Elternverhalten; Toy; Spielzeug; Körperliche Erscheinung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Korrelation; Daughter; Tochter; Menschlicher Körper; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Vorkommen; Interpersonale Anziehung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Cognition; Schema; Kognition; Kalifornien
Abstract	We investigated the relationship of self-sexualization to self-objectification, weight concerns, self-efficacy, academic outcomes, and career aspirations among preadolescent girls. Participants were 89 six- to nine-year-old girls; parental reports were also obtained. Two thirds of girls showed signs of self-sexualization by choosing a sexualized doll over a nonsexualized doll as who they preferred to look like and/or who they currently look like. Girls who self-sexualized reported higher self-objectification and weight concerns than girls who did not self-sexualize. Self-sexualization was unrelated to social, emotional, and academic self-efficacy and to girls' career confidence and interest. However, parents of girls who self-sexualized reported their daughters had lower academic performance and enjoyed school less compared to girls who did not self-sexualize. Additionally, parents of girls who self-sexualized had lower academic expectations for their daughters. It is possible that in preadolescence self-sexualization affects girls' body cognitions and parental expectations without (yet) affecting self-efficacy or academic goals. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01