P I - There are many consequences and negative results of sexualizing young girls. It often results in stress, anxiety, in addition to putting a lot of pressure on the girls once they've been sexualized to the extent that it becomes normal for them. It affects their mental health from a young age and it interferes with their intellectual performance. A similar theory was provided and tested by Barbara Frederickson on college students
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But for female students, the swimming suit experience had a more negative effect: Women performed significantly worse on the math test after changing into the bathing suit.
A subsequent study found that both sexes were adversely affected by the swimming suit experience (Hebl et al 2004). Does something akin to the “stupid swimming suit” effect apply to our kids? Nobody yet has done the research. But it seems rather