Publications
Here you can find Dr. Eagan's published academic articles.
Associations Between Sexual Objectification and Bystander Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Barriers to Bystander Intervention
2023
This study examined whether sexual objectification was associated with decreased confidence in future bystander intervention to reduce the risk for sexual violence (i.e., bystander efficacy) through several barriers to intervention: failing to notice the event, failing to identify the situation as risky, and failing to take responsibility.
Severe and Pervasive? Consequences of Sexual Harassment for Graduate Students and Their Title IX Report Outcomes
2021
Sexual harassment of graduate students is prevalent, yet little is known about their experiences reporting sexual harassment to their university. We conducted interviews with 32 graduate students who reported sexual harassment to Title IX to understand how survivors’ experiences of harassment align with report outcomes.
The Sexual Objectification and Alcohol Use Link: The Mediating Roles
of Self-Objectification, Enjoyment of Sexualization, Body Shame,
and Drinking Motives
2021
The current work integrates objectification theory and related research with literature on drinking motivations to explore how women’s experiences living in a culture that constantly objectifies the female body
is associated with women’s consumption of alcohol.
Does Tipping Facilitate Sexual Objectification? The Effect of Tips on Sexual Harassment of Bar and Restaurant Servers
2020
In many countries, service workers’ (e.g. restaurant staff, bartenders) income depends highly on tips. Such workers are often female and targeted by sexual harassment. The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether the mode of compensation (tips vs. no tips) could play a causal role in the perceived legitimacy of sexual harassment.
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Sexual Objectification: The Common Thread Connecting Myriad Forms of Sexual Violence Against Women
2017
This article breaks down how various types of sexual violence are heavily connected to acts of sexual objectification, which vastly and uniquely harm women. Some of these connections include sexual assault, campus sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex trafficking. We argue that sexual objectification is a core component of why these acts of violence take place.