Sexual objectification increases retaliatory aggression

摘要: Two experiments were conducted to investigate whether sexual objectification increases retaliatory aggression serially through increased vulnerability and hostile intent attributions. Female participants first exposed the manipulation by receiving compliments from an online male partner (Experiment 1) or imagining a workplace experience 2). Afterward, their attributions assessed. Finally, they given opportunity behave aggressively toward source of objectification. The results both indicated that, compared with counterparts in control conditions, condition reported higher levels vulnerability, attributions, aggression. Moreover, mediated effect on These findings highlight critical influence understanding how