Can Self-Esteem Protect Against the Deleterious Consequences of Self-Objectification for Mood and Body Satisfaction in Physically Active Female University Students?

Using objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997), this study tested the interaction between self-objectification, appearance evaluation, and self-esteem in predicting body satisfaction and mood states. Participants (N = 93) were physically active female university students. State self-...

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Main Authors: Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie, Ntoumanis, Nikos, Cumming, J., Bartholomew, K., Pearce, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Human Kinetics 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29112