Self-sexualization is an emerging area of research relevant to clothing researchers as evaluations of sexual appeal often stem from specific items and uses of dress. Our research purpose was to systematically review the available research on self-sexualization. In our review we focused specifically on three topics: what precedes self-sexualizing? What outcomes are associated with self-sexualizing? And how has self-sexualization been operationalized? The time frame for this review was 2007–2020. To locate the 31 journal articles that supplied the data for this research, multiple data bases were searched using the following search terms: self-sexualization, self-sexualizing, and sexual self-presentation. Important precursors to self-sexualization include exposure to media and social media, self-objectification, internalization of sexualization, and desiring attention from others. Empowerment has been studied as an outcome of self-sexualization along with negative inferences concerning both young women and girls that self-sexualize. Operationalization of self-sexualization is varied and likely contributes to inconsistent findings.

自性化是与服装研究人员相关的新兴研究领域，因为对性吸引力的评估通常源于特定的物品和服装的使用。我们的研究目的是系统地回顾关于自性化的现有研究。在我们的评论中，我们特别关注了三个主题：在自性化之前是什么？与自我性行为有关的结果是什么？自我性化是如何运作的？此次审查的时间范围是2007–2020年。为了找到提供本研究数据的31篇期刊文章，使用以下搜索词搜索了多个数据库：自我性，自我性和性自我表现。自性化的重要先兆包括接触媒体和社交媒体，自我客体化，性化的内在化，并希望得到别人的关注。对赋权作为自我性化的结果进行了研究，同时对年轻妇女和女孩进行自我性化的否定性推论也进行了研究。自性化的运作方式各不相同，并且可能导致不一致的发现。