Thesiss

The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA), self-objectification, and risk recognition in a sample of freshman, college women. Self-objectification was expected to interfere with the ability to readily identify risk (ris…

This dissertation explores the relationships between Self-Objectification (SO) and Muscle Dysmorphia (MD) among female exercise groups: bodybuilders and recreational lifters. The research questions are informed by objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997), the history…