Study: Sororities Have Negative Impact On Body Image

Study: Sororities Have Negative Impact On Body Image

The study, "Here's looking at you: self-objectification, body image disturbance, and sorority rush," was published in the Feb. 2010 issue of the research journal "Sex Roles" by Northwestern University graduate Ashley Marie Rolnik, with support from researcher Steven A. Miller in the psychology department at Argosy University in Chicago.

The study attempted to determine whether or not sorority participants were more likely to practice self-objectification, defined as accepting a self-image based on an outsider's perspective, as well as whether women rushing sororities were more likely to show signs of eating disorders.

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