Exploring the Phenomenon of Ogling

Impacts and Coping Mechanisms in Pakistani Society

Abstract

This paper examines the practice of ogling and its effects, especially on women in the context of Pakistani society to overcome problem of harassment. Employing an emic viewpoint and an a posteriori methodology, cross-sectional data were gathered using standardized, close-ended questionnaires that drew from existing instruments devised by Folkman et al. (1986) and Chamberlain & Zika (1990). It is evident from the study that ogling plays a huge role in psychological harm among women such as anxiety stress and low self-esteem. I found out various practices that women use to endure and stressed the importance to enhance social justice, protection and embody respecting Islamic teachings. However, coping mechanisms that the female subjects demonstrate are dressing in unattractive clothing or avoiding making eye contact or changing routes to ensure they do not encounter the harassers again. The findings of this study stress the need for culture and psychology-based interventions to the problem of ogling in society.