Ever since Fredrickson and Roberts (1997) proposed objectification theory, research on self-objectification and – by extension – other-objectification has experienced a considerable expansion. However, most of the studies on sexual objectification have been conducted solely in Western populations. This study investigates whether the effect of target sexualization on social perception differs as a function of culture (Western vs. Eastern). Specifically, we asked a Western sample (Belgian, N = 62) and a Southeast Asian sample (Thai, N = 98) to rate sexualized versus nonsexualized targets. We found that sexual objectification results in dehumanization in both Western (Belgium) and Eastern (Thailand) cultures. Specifically, participants from both countries attributed less competence and less agency to sexualized than to nonsexualized targets, and they reported that they would administer more intense pain to sexualized than to nonsexualized targets. Thus, building on past research, this study suggests that the effect of target sexualization on dehumanization is a more general rather than a culture-specific phenomenon.

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性物化如何在东西方文化中产生非人性化

自从 Fredrickson 和 Roberts (1997) 提出客体化理论以来，对自我客体化以及——推而广之——其他客体化的研究经历了相当大的扩展。然而，大多数关于性物化的研究仅在西方人群中进行。本研究调查目标性化对社会认知的影响是否因文化而异（西方与东方）。具体来说，我们要求西方样本（比利时，N = 62）和东南亚样本（泰国，N = 98）对性化目标与非性化目标进行评级。我们发现，在西方（比利时）和东方（泰国）文化中，性物化导致非人化。具体而言，与非性化目标相比，来自这两个国家的参与者认为性化目标的能力和能动性更弱，他们报告说，他们会对性化目标施加比非性化目标更剧烈的疼痛。因此，在过去的研究的基础上，这项研究表明，目标性化对非人化的影响是一种更普遍的现象，而不是一种特定于文化的现象。