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"It&amp;#039;s nothing you didn&amp;#039;t know before, but the Psychology of Women Quarterly published a study proving that men who objectify women&amp;#039;s bodies are more likely to sexually assault them [via NY Mag].  A survey focusing on 119 males and 162 females (all in heterosexual relationships) found &amp;quot;men who frequently objectify their partner&amp;#039;s bodies by excessively focusing on their appearance are more likely to feel shame about the shape and size of their partner&amp;#039;s body which in turn is related to increased sexual pressure ... through violence and manipulation.&amp;quot; This pressure is often internalized, the study also showed, which leads to women &amp;quot;feeling shame about their bodies, a decrease in asserting themselves, and a decrease in expressing what they do and do not want to do sexually,&amp;quot; making objectification a vicious cycle, quite literally.  Find more results of the study  here. Follow Tess on  Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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