{"id":154192,"date":"2020-02-23T13:18:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T18:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=154192"},"modified":"2020-02-27T12:10:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T17:10:08","slug":"liss-erchull-study-on-selfies-and-self-objectification-featured-on-wvtf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2020\/02\/23\/liss-erchull-study-on-selfies-and-self-objectification-featured-on-wvtf\/","title":{"rendered":"Liss, Erchull Study on Selfies and Self-Objectification Featured on WVTF"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure id=\"attachment_101601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101601\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-101601\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Liss-Miriam13-236x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor of Psychological Science Miriam Liss<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Professors of Psychological Science Miriam Liss and Mindy Erchull&rsquo;s recent study into selfies and self-objectification among young women was recently featured on WVTF 88.3 Radio IQ.<\/p><p><em>YouTube is loaded with videos advising young women on how to take a good selfie.<\/em><\/p><p><em>&ldquo;You just have to find your good side. Like this is my good side, but this side is a no!&rdquo; says one.<\/em><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_122554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122554\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122554\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/merchull_300dpi-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Professor of Psychological Science Mindy Erchull\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/merchull_300dpi-199x300.jpg 199w, \/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/merchull_300dpi-680x1024.jpg 680w, \/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/merchull_300dpi-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor of Psychological Science Mindy Erchull<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><em>Which is why psychology professor Miriam Liss chose to take a closer look. She and her colleague Mindy Erchull studied 165 female students at their school &ndash; the University of Mary Washington. They found some girls took as many as 30 selfies before posting one.<\/em><\/p><p><em>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re thinking &lsquo;How does my body look? Is my tummy looking big, are my arms flabby, does my nose look too big?&rsquo;&rdquo; she explains. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re often putting ourselves in a state of self-objectification.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p><em>And that could lead to serious psychological problems: eating disorders, depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction, a loss of a sense of flow, which is the ability to be in the moment and enjoy what you&rsquo;re doing. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvtf.org\/post\/selfies-and-mental-health\">Read more.<\/a><em><br>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professors of Psychological Science Miriam Liss and Mindy Erchull&rsquo;s recent study into selfies and self-objectification among young women was recently featured on WVTF 88.3 Radio IQ.YouTube is loaded with videos advising young women on how to take a good selfie.&ldquo;You just have to find your good side. 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