In the present paper, we tested an objectification theory model including compliance with COVID-19 safety measures as an outcome. Safety measures recommended by governments and health organizations include monitoring one’s body and interpersonal and social distance from others. We contend that the diffuse safety anxiety stemming from sexual and self-objectification encourages targets to broadly adopt behaviors that protect against body-based dangers, including COVID-19. Accordingly, safety anxiety should predict greater compliance with COVID-19 safety measures. U.S. residents (N = 501) were recruited online and completed measures of sexual objectification, self-objectification, safety anxiety, appearance anxiety, and COVID-19 safety compliance. Two-step mediation analyses revealed a positive indirect effect of sexual objectification on safety anxiety through internalization of observers’ perspectives (self-objectification Factor 1); in turn, there was a positive indirect effect of internalized others on COVID-19 body-based safety compliance through safety anxiety. Moreover, women (vs. men) reported higher levels of sexual objectification, internalization of observers’ perspectives, safety anxiety, appearance anxiety, and COVID-19 safety measure compliance. Not only is safety anxiety relevant to cautionary behaviors protective against sexual objectification threat, but it also predicts compliance with measures that reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19. Implications for objectification theory are discussed.

在本文中，我们测试了一个客观化理论模型，包括作为结果遵守 COVID-19 安全措施。政府和卫生组织推荐的安全措施包括监测自己的身体以及与他人的人际关系和社会距离。我们认为，由性和自我物化引起的弥漫性安全焦虑鼓励目标广泛采取行为来防范身体危险，包括 COVID-19。因此，安全焦虑应该预示着对 COVID-19 安全措施的更大遵守。美国居民（N= 501) 在网上招募并完成了性物化、自我物化、安全焦虑、外表焦虑和 COVID-19 安全合规性测量。两步调解分析揭示了性客体化通过观察者观点的内化对安全焦虑产生积极的间接影响（自我客体化因素 1）；反过来，通过安全焦虑，内化他人对基于 COVID-19 身体的安全合规性有积极的间接影响。此外，女性（vs. 男性）报告了更高水平的性客体化、观察者观点的内化、安全焦虑、外表焦虑和 COVID-19 安全措施合规性。安全焦虑不仅与预防性物化威胁的警示行为有关，而且还预示着人们会遵守降低感染 COVID-19 风险的措施。讨论了客观化理论的意义。