Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, PO Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
Departments of Psychology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality, University of Virginia, PO Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
Body Image. 2022 Jun;41:443-452. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.04.014. Epub 2022 May 11.
Black women navigate unique sexual objectification experiences and concerns about their bodies as a consequence of the race- and gender-based marginalization that they face. However, less is known about the influence of gendered racial sexual objectification experiences on Black women's mental health (i.e., depressive symptoms) or the contributions of key body image indicators (i.e., body surveillance and current-ideal body image discrepancy) that reflect Black women's engagement in monitoring and managing their bodies. We surveyed 1595 Black women to test our hypotheses that experiences of gendered racial sexual objectification (i.e., frequency and stress appraisal) would be positively associated with depressive symptoms and that body surveillance and current-ideal body image discrepancy would moderate this association. Analyses showed that more frequent experiences of gendered racial sexual objectification and higher stress appraisal of these experiences were significantly associated with more depressive symptoms. Furthermore, body surveillance and current-ideal body image discrepancy moderated the relation between gendered racial sexual objectification and depressive symptoms. Findings highlight how Black women's objectification and increased engagement in body monitoring and management practices are associated with their experiences of depressive symptoms, and thus, may negatively influence their mental health.
黑人女性在面对基于种族和性别的边缘化时，经历了独特的性对象化体验和对自身身体的担忧。然而，对于性别种族性对象化体验对黑人女性心理健康（即抑郁症状）的影响，以及反映黑人女性监测和管理身体的关键身体意象指标（即身体监督和当前理想身体形象差异）的贡献，人们知之甚少。我们调查了 1595 名黑人女性，以检验我们的假设，即性别种族性对象化体验（即频率和压力评估）与抑郁症状呈正相关，而身体监督和当前理想身体形象差异会调节这种关联。分析表明，更频繁的性别种族性对象化体验和对这些体验的更高压力评估与更多的抑郁症状显著相关。此外，身体监督和当前理想身体形象差异调节了性别种族性对象化与抑郁症状之间的关系。研究结果强调了黑人女性的对象化以及对身体监测和管理实践的更多参与如何与她们的抑郁症状体验相关，从而可能对她们的心理健康产生负面影响。
