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  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Eating Disorders

Background:

  • Self-objectification is associated with disordered eating (DE) in women.
  • Awareness of objectification, by self and others, may uniquely influence DE.
  • Existing measures may not fully capture conscious awareness of objectification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Conscious Objectification Questionnaire (COQ).
  • To assess awareness of objectification by others and intentional self-objectification.
  • To examine the COQ's relationship with disordered eating and mental health correlates.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: Qualitative feedback on COQ items from 24 women.
  • Study 2: Psychometric evaluation of the COQ with separate participants.
  • Exploratory factor analysis, reliability, and validity assessments.

Main Results:

  • The study aims to confirm the COQ as a reliable and valid measure.
  • Results will clarify if the COQ captures a distinct construct of objectification awareness.
  • The COQ is expected to show differential relationships with disordered eating.

Conclusions:

  • The Conscious Objectification Questionnaire (COQ) is a novel instrument for assessing objectification awareness.
  • If psychometrically sound, the COQ can advance research on objectification and disordered eating.
  • The COQ may offer new insights into the psychological mechanisms underlying disordered eating.