In the present research, we examined the association between heterosexual men’s motivation for dominance over women and their sexual objectification of women. We found that men’s social dominance orientation (SDO) correlated with their tendency to sexually objectify women (Study 1). Inducing threat to men’s dominance over women by assigning men to work under the supervision of women bosses—versus jointly with women partners (Study 2a) or under men bosses (Study 3)—led to increased sexual objectification of women among high-SDO participants. These results persisted when controlling for mood. Examining the corresponding effects among heterosexual women revealed that the correlation between SDO and the sexual objectification of men was non-significant (Study 1) and that working under men bosses did not affect women’s sexual objectification of men (Study 2b). These findings support feminist theorizing that men (re)assert their dominance over women by sexually objectifying them. Increased awareness of the motivations underlying women’s sexual objectification can help professionals plan useful interventions to reduce this phenomenon, hopefully limiting its negative effects on women’s well-being.

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支配和客观化：男性支配女性的动机影响他们将女性性对象化的倾向

在目前的研究中，我们研究了异性恋男性支配女性的动机与其对女性的性对象化之间的关联。我们发现男性的社会支配倾向 (SDO) 与他们将女性性对象化的倾向相关（研究 1）。通过让男性在女老板的监督下工作——而不是与女性合作伙伴共同工作（研究 2a）或在男性老板的领导下（研究 3）——对男性对女性的支配地位造成威胁，导致高 SDO 参与者中女性的性对象化增加。当控制情绪时，这些结果仍然存在。检查异性恋女性的相应影响表明，SDO 与男性的性对象化之间的相关性不显着（研究 1），并且在男性老板手下工作并不影响女性对男性的性对象化（研究 2b）。这些发现支持女权主义的理论，即男性通过性物化女性（重新）断言他们对女性的支配地位。提高对女性性物化背后动机的认识可以帮助专业人士规划有用的干预措施来减少这种现象，希望能限制其对女性福祉的负面影响。