Gender-based violence is a form of domination over women that also manifests through sexual harassment, often normalized in school, university, and workplace settings. These experiences can lead to self-objectification, in which women internalize external aesthetic ideals. One response to this process is body concealment, the act of hiding one's body to protect oneself from unwanted attention and potential assaults. This behavior may also be influenced by victim blaming, the tendency to hold victims responsible for their own victimization, as explained by the Just World Hypothesis. This study hypothesizes that sexual harassment increases self-objectification; that victim blaming promotes body concealment; and that the internalization of victim blaming strengthens this relationship.
La violenza di genere è una forma di predominazione nei confronti delle donne che si manifesta anche attraverso le molestie sessuali, spesso normalizzate nei contesti scolastici, universitari e lavorativi. Queste esperienze possono condurre all’auto-oggettivazione, secondo cui le donne interiorizzano ideali estetici esterni. Una risposta a tale processo è il body concealment, ovvero il nascondere il proprio corpo per proteggersi da attenzioni indesiderate e da aggressioni. Tale comportamento può essere influenzato anche dal victim blaming, ovvero la tendenza a colpevolizzare la vittima, secondo la Just World Hypothesis. Questo studio ipotizza che le molestie sessuali aumentino l’auto-oggettivazione; che il victim blaming favorisca il body concealment; e che l’interiorizzazione del victim blaming rafforzi questo legame.
Molestie sessuali e body concealment: l'influenza del victim blaming
DAMELICO, ALESSIA
2025/2026
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Gender-based violence is a form of domination over women that also manifests through sexual harassment, often normalized in school, university, and workplace settings. These experiences can lead to self-objectification, in which women internalize external aesthetic ideals. One response to this process is body concealment, the act of hiding one's body to protect oneself from unwanted attention and potential assaults. This behavior may also be influenced by victim blaming, the tendency to hold victims responsible for their own victimization, as explained by the Just World Hypothesis. This study hypothesizes that sexual harassment increases self-objectification; that victim blaming promotes body concealment; and that the internalization of victim blaming strengthens this relationship.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/107912