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Study finds men estimate higher rates of sexual objectification than women report

Research challenges the assumption that men underestimate everyday harassment women experience.

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What to know

  • Men estimate higher rates of sexual objectification than women report experiencing, contradicting assumptions about male underestimation of harassment.
  • The findings suggest gender differences in how perceptions of objectification are framed or understood between men and women.
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Personal experience of objectification varies significantly by location and context.

  • “It depends very much on the location, perhaps. Growing up in a very large city (millions of inhabitants), as a teenager I would walk in front of construction sites…”

    ILoveMyKnives · Reddit ↗

PsyPost Research publication

Study finds men estimate higher rates of sexual objectification than women report
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    “Men and women have different perceptions of how often young women experience sexual objectification, with men sometimes estimating higher frequencies than women themselves report.”
    — PsyPost · source
    • psychbot@mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org

      DATE: September 16, 2026 at 08:00AM SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG ** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. ** ------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Men estimate higher rates of sexual objectification than women report URL…

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    • It depends very much on the location, perhaps. Growing up in a very large city (millions of inhabitants), as a teenager I would walk in front of construction sites and car workshops routinely on my way back from middle school, and that’s where/when the catcalling started.

      ILoveMyKnivesr/science7d agoview on r/science ↗
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