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School of Psychological Science
I am currently Head of the School of Psychological Science and am very proud of the achievements of its members and graduates. My own background is in practice and research in clinical and health psychology. My research has concentrated on understanding risk factors for the development of body image and eating disorders, and the evaluation of prevention and treatment interventions for these problems. My major current projects explore the early development of body image and eating behaviours, body image and disordered eating at critical developmental phases, evaluation of school-based prevention interventions and changing stigma associated with eating disorders. My professional activities currently include:
Memberships and Associations Refereed Journal Articles Knauss, C., Paxton, S.J., & Alsaker, F.D. (in press). Body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys and girls: Objectified body consciousness, internalization of the media body ideal and perceived pressure from media. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Germano, C., Paxton, S.J., Milgrom, J. (in press). Assessing sleep during pregnancy: A study across two time points examining the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and associations with depressive symptoms. Women’s Health Issues. Fedyszyn, I.E., Robinson, J., Matyas, T., Harris, M.G., Paxton, S.J. (in press). Temporal pattern of suicide risk in young individuals with early psychosis. Psychiatry Research. Clark, A., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E., Paxton, S., Milgrom, J. (in press). My baby body: A qualitative insight into women’s body-related experiences and mood during pregnancy and the postpartum. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. Darby, A., Hay, P.J. Quirk, F., Mond, J., Buettner, P.G., Paxton, S.J., Rodgers, B., & Kennedy, L. (in press). Better psychological health is associated with weight stability in women with eating disorders. Eating and Weight Disorders Kamysheva, E., Wertheim, E.H., Skouteris, H., Paxton, S.J., Milgrom, J. (In press). Frequency, severity, and effect on life of physical symptoms experienced during pregnancy. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Rallis, S., Milgrom, J. & Paxton, S.J. (in press). Depression and anxiety through pregnancy and the early postpartum: An examination of prospective relationships. Journal of Affective Disorders. Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Gemano, C., Paxton, S. J. & Milgrom, J. (in press). Sleep quality and depression during pregnancy: A prospective study. Journal of Sleep Research. Clark, A., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E., Paxton, S., & Milgrom, J. (in press). The relationship between depression and body dissatisfaction across pregnancy and the postpartum: A prospective study. Journal of Health Psychology. Kamysheva, E., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Paxton, S.J., Milgrom, J. (In press). Examination of a multi-factorial model of body-related experiences during pregnancy: The relationships among physical symptoms, sleep quality, depression, self-esteem, and negative body attitudes. Body Image. Duncombe, D., Wertheim, E. H., Skouteris, H., Paxton, S. & Kelly, L. (in press). Factors related to exercise over the course of pregnancy including women's beliefs about the safety of exercise during pregnancy. Midwifery. Duncombe, D., Wertheim, E. H., Skouteris, H., Paxton, S. J. & Kelly, L. (2008). How well do women adapt to changes in their body size and shape across the course of pregnancy? Journal of Health Psychology, 13 (4), 503-515. Brown, A. P., Lubman, D. I., & Paxton, S. J. (2008). Sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses among individuals with mental illness: Risk factors and their relevance for general practice management. Australian Family Physician, 37 (7), 531-534. Truby, H. & Paxton, S. J. (2008). The Children’s Body Image Scale: reliability and use with international standards for body mass index. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47, 119-124. Hay, P., Mond, J., Paxton, S., Rodgers, B., Darby, A., Owen, C. (2007). What are the effects of providing evidence-based information on eating disorders and their treatments? A randomised controlled trial in a symptomatic community sample. Early Intervention Psychiatry, 1, 316-324. Hepworth, N. S., & Paxton, S. J. (2007). Pathways to help-seeking in bulimia nervosa and binge eating problems: A concept mapping approach. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 40, 493-504. Knauss, C., Paxton, S. J. & Alsaker, F. D. (2007). Relationships amongst body dissatisfaction, internalization of the media body ideal and perceived pressure from media in adolescent girls and boys. Body Image. 4, 353-360. Paxton, S. J. McLean, S. A. Gollings, E. K., Faulkner, C. & Wertheim, E. H. (2007). Comparison of face-to-face and internet interventions for body image and eating problems in adult women: an RCT. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 40, 692-704. Taylor, C. B., Franko, D. L., Neumark-Sztainer, D. Paxton, S.J. Shapiro, J. R. (2007). Public health approaches to eating disorders. (Letter). Lancet, 369, 1928. Van den Berg, P., Paxton, S.J., Keery, H., Wall, M., Guo, J., Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2007). Body dissatisfaction and body comparison with media images in males and females. Body Image. 4, 257-268. Rallis, S., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E. H., & Paxton, S. J. (2007). Predictors of body image during the first year postpartum: A prospective study. Women and Health, 45, 87-104. Heinicke, B. E., Paxton, S. J., McLean, S. A., & Wertheim, E. H. (2007). Internet-delivered targeted group intervention for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 35, 379-391. Durkin, S. J., Paxton, S. J. & Sorbello, M. (2007). An integrative model of the impact of exposure to idealized female images on adolescent girls' body satisfaction. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37, 1092-1117. \Hepworth, N. S., Paxton, S. J. & Williams, B. (2007). Predictors of attitudes towards treatments for bulimia nervosa. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 41, 247-256. Schutz, H. K. & Paxton, S. J. (2007). Friendship quality, body dissatisfaction, dieting and disordered eating in adolescent girls. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46, 67-83. Banasiak, S. J., Paxton, S. J., & Hay, P. J. (2007). Perceptions of cognitive behavioural Guided Self-Help treatment for bulimia nervosa in primary care. Eating Disorders. Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 15, 23-40. Mond, J. M., Marks, P., Hay, P.J., Rogers, B., Kelly, C., Owen, C. & Paxton, S. J. (2007). Mental health literacy and eating disordered behavior: beliefs of adolescent girls concerning the treatment of and treatment-seeking for bulimia nervosa. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 36, 753-762. Eisenberg, M., Neumark-Sztainer, D.,
& Paxton, S. J. (2006). Five year change in body satisfaction among
adolescents. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 61, 521-527. Paxton, S. J., Norris, M., Wertheim, E. H., Durkin, S. J., & Anderson, J. (2005). Body dissatisfaction, dating, and importance of thinness to attractiveness in adolescent girls. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 53, 663-675. Skouteris, H., Carr, R., Wertheim, E.H. & Paxton, S. J. (2005). A prospective study of factors that lead to body image dissatisfaction during pregnancy. Body Image. 2, 347-361. Banasiak, S. J., Paxton, S. J. & Hay, P. J. (2005). Guided Self-Help for bulimia nervosa in primary care: A randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine. 35, 1283-1294. Durkin, S., Paxton, S. J. & Wertheim,
E.H. (2005). How do adolescent girls evaluate body dissatisfaction prevention
messages? Journal of Adolescent Health, 37, 381-390. Bartholomew, T.P. & Paxton S.J. (2003). General Practitioners’ perspectives regarding competence and confidentiality in an adolescent with suspected anorexia nervosa: Legal and ethical considerations. Journal of Law and Medicine. 10, 308-324. Schutz, H.K., Paxton, S.J., & Wertheim, E.H. (2002) Investigation of body comparison among adolescent girls. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 32, 1906-1937. Paxton, S.J., Wertheim, E.H., Pilawski, A., Durkin, S.J. & Holt, T. (2002). Evaluations of dieting prevention messages by adolescent girls. Preventive Medicine, 35,474-491. Durkin, S.J. & Paxton, S.J. (2002). Predictors of vulnerability to reduced body image satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in response to exposure to idealized female media images in adolescent girls. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 53, 995-1005. Withers, G.F., Twigg, K., Wertheim, E.H., & Paxton, S.J. (2002). A controlled evaluation of an eating disorders primary prevention videotape using the Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 53, 1021-1027. Truby, H. & Paxton, S.J. (2002). Development of the Children’s Body Image Scale. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 41, 185-203. Van den Berg, P., Wertheim E.H., Thompson, J.K., & Paxton, S.J. (2002). Development of body image, eating disturbance, and general psychological functioning in adolescent females: A replication using covariance structure modeling in an Australian sample. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 31, 46-51. Dunkley, T.L., Wertheim, E.H., Paxton, S.J. (2001). Examination of a model of multiple socio-cultural influences on adolescent girls' body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint. Adolescence. 36, 265-279 Wertheim, E.H., Koerner, J. & Paxton, S.J. (2001). Longitudinal predictors restrictive eating and bulimic behavior in adolescent girls. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 30, 69-81. Dixon, H.G., Hill, D.J., Borland, R. & Paxton, S.J. (2001). Public reaction to the portrayal of the tobacco industry in the film “The Insider”. Tobacco Control: An International Journal, 10, 285-291 Truby, H., & Paxton, S.J. (2001). Body image and dieting behavior in cystic fibrosis. Pediatrics. 107,e92 Lunner, K., Wertheim, E. H., Thompson, J.K., Paxton, S.J., & MCDonald, F. & Halvaarson, K. S. (2000). A cross-cultural examination of weight-related teasing, body image and eating disturbance in Swedish and Australian samples. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 28, 430-435 Paxton, S.J. (2000). Body image dissatisfaction, extreme weight loss behaviours: Suitable targets for public health concern? Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 10, 15-19. Anthony, H., Paxton, S. J., Catto-Smith, & Phelan, P. (1999). Physiological and psychosocial contributors to malnutrition in children with cystic fibrosis: a review. Clinical Nutrition. 18, 327-335. Paxton, S. J., Schutz, H.K., Wertheim, E.H. & Muir, S.L. (1999). Friendship clique and peer influences on body image attitudes, dietary restraint, extreme weight loss behaviours and binge eating in adolescent girls. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 108, 255-266. Wertheim, E.H., Mee, V., & Paxton, S.J. (1999). Relationships among adolescent girls’ eating behaviors and their parents’ weight related attitudes and behaviors. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. 41, 169-187. Anthony, H., Paxton, S., Bines, J., & Phelan, P. (1999). Psychosocial predictors of adherence to nutritional recommendations and growth outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 47, 623-634. Muir, S.L., Wertheim, E.H. & Paxton, S.J. (1999). Adolescent girls’ first diets: Triggers and the role of multiple dimensions of self-concept. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 7, 259-270. Paxton S.J. & Phythian, K. (1999). Body image, self-esteem and health in later life. Australian Psychologist, 34, 116-121. Paxton, S.J. & Sculthorpe, A.B. (1999). Weight and health locus of control beliefs in an Australian community sample. Psychology and Health. 14, 417-431. Book Chapters, Articles and Reports Paxton, S.J. & Franko, D.L. (in press). Body image and eating disorders. In Cucciare, M.A. & K.R. Weingardt (Eds). Using technology to support evidence-based behavioural health practices: A clinician’s guide. New York: Routledge. Paxton, S.J. & Hay, P.H. (Eds). (in press) Interventions for body image and eating disorders: Evidence and practice. Sydney: IP Communications. Paxton, S.J., Knauss, C., Shelton, B. (in press). Guided Self-Help in the treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. In S.J. Paxton & P.J. Hay (Eds). Interventions for body image and eating disorders: Evidence and practice, IP Communications Paxton, S.J., Shelton, B., & McLean, S. (in press). Modern communication technologies in the treatment of body image and eating disorders. In S.J. Paxton & P.J. Hay (Eds). Interventions for body image and eating disorders: Evidence and practice. Sydney: IP Communications Wertheim, E. H., Paxton, S. J. and Blaney, S. (in press). Body image in girls. In L. Smolak & J. K. Thompson (Eds.) Body image, eating disorders and obesity in youth (2nd edition). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Paxton, S. J. & Heinicke, B. E. (2008). Body image. In S. Wonderlich, J. E. Mitchell, M de Zwaan & H. Steiger. (Eds.), Annual Review of Eating Disorders. Part 2, 2008. Ch 5, pp. 69-83. Oxford: Radcliff Publishing. Paxton, S. J. (2007). Reflections on the Victorian Experience. Body Image: STATEing Women’s Health, Adelaide: Government of South Australia. pp. 26-29. Hay, P. J., Mond, J., Buttner, P., Paxton, S., Rodgers, B., Quirk, F. (2007). Eating disorders and health related quality of life: Results of a longitudinal study of Australian women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41 (Suppl. 2), 445. Paper presented at the world Psychiatric Association International Congress, Melbourne, November 2007. Dixon, H. & Paxton, S. J. (2005). Eating and Nutrition. In C. Browning & S. Thomas (Eds.), Behavioural Change – An Evidence-Based Handbook for Social and Public Health. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, Ch. 4, pp. 45-68. Paxton, S.J. (2004). Health psychology training: The Australian perspective. In S. Michie & C. Abraham (Eds.) Health Psychology in Practice. Chapter 3, pp. 50-54 Wertheim, E.H., Paxton, S.J., & Blaney, S. (2004). Risk factors for body image dissatisfaction. In J.K. Thompson (Ed.) Handbook of Eating Disorders and Obesity, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Chapter 23 pp.463-494. Paxton, S.J. (2002). Evidence-Based Health Promotion: Resources for Planning. No 6 Body Image. Research Overview. Department of Human Services, Victoria, webpage. www.health.vic.gov.au/healthpromotion/quality/body_image.htm Wertheim, E.H. & Paxton, S.J. (2002). Assessment considerations for evaluation of ISIS Group Work for women with eating disorder. Report prepared for ISIS Eating Disorder Centre, Brisbane. Thornton, C., Paxton S.J. (Co-Chairs), Austin, S., Ball, J., Hamilton, A., Reiger, E., Sheridan, M. Touyz, S., Young, A (Committee Members). (2001). Psychological treatments of anorexia nervosa – therapeutic frameworks and treatment evaluations. Working draft contribution to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Anorexia Nervosa in Australia. Paxton, S.J. (2001). Eating disorders in young women. Information pamphlet prepared for Ivanhoe Girls Grammar. Paxton, S.J. (2000). Individual risk factors and socio-cultural contexts for disordered eating. In D. Gaskill & F. Sanders (Eds.). The Encultured Body: Policy Implications for Healthy Body Image and Disordered Eating Behaviours. Chapter 3. Brisbane, Australia: QUT Publications & Printing. Paxton, S.J. (2000). Sociocultural contexts of body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating in women. Health Sharing Women, 10, 13-17.Paxton, S. J. (1999). Peer relations, body image and disordered eating in adolescent girls: Implications for prevention. In N. Piran, M. P. Levine & C. Steiner-Adair, (Eds.), Preventing eating disorders: A handbook of interventions and special challenges. NY: Brunner/Mazel, Chapter 8, pp. 134-147
Natasha Hepworth. “pathways into treatment for bulimia nervosa.” Doctor of Health Psychology Brooke Ellis. “Evaluation of an internet delivered, group intervention for body image problems in adolescent girls.” Doctor of Psychology in Health Psychology. Emma Gollings. “A web-based intervention program compared to face-to-face group therapy to modify body image dissatisfaction and unhealthy eating behaviours.” Doctor of Health Psychology Helena Schutz, “Friend and peer influences on body image attitudes, dietary restraint, binge eating and extreme weight loss behaviours in non-clinical adolescent females.” PhD Dr. Helen Anthony (Truby), “Child and family influences on nutritional status and diet in children with Cystic Fibrosis.” PhD completed Helen Dixon, “The role of film in initiation of smoking in teenagers.” PhD Susan Banasiak, “Self-help treatment approaches for bulimia nervosa in primary care: Short term efficacy and predictors of outcome.” PhD candidate Sarah Durkin, “Body image, media and media literacy in adolescents.” PhD Sandra Rubinstein. “Community attitudes towards cosmetic surgery.” Co-supervised with Helen Lindner and Henry Jackson. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology 2008-09 “A test of a model predicting eating behaviours in young children: A prospective study.” National Heart Foundation, (Susan Paxton, Eleanor Wertheim, Karen Campbell, Kay Gibbons & Helen Skouteris) $123,000 2006-07 "Development and evaluation of a group cognitive behavioural body image and eating behaviour intervention for women in midlife."Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Susan Paxton & EleanorWertheim), $80,000 2006-07 "Mediating factors and effects of health literacy in course and outcome of common eating disorders: A longitudinal study." Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, (Phillipa Hay, Jonathon Mond, Susan Paxton. Frances Gordon & Bryan Rodgers), $100,000 2005-06 “An internet-delivered program to improve eating behaviour and body image in girls at risk of obesity in rural Australia.” Telstra Community Development Fund. (Susan Paxton), $96,000 2005-07 “The development of a model of body image concerns during pregnancy and the postpartum, using a prospective approach.” Australian Research Council. (Eleanor Wertheim, Susan Paxton, Helen Skouteris & Jeannette Milgrom), $145,000 2005-06 “A prospective study of the factors that predict abstinence and low to moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy.” Department of Health and Aging, (Helen Skouteris, Eleanor Wertheim & Susan Paxton), $21,150 2003-05 “An examination of the efficacy of an internet delivered group therapy program for body image and eating problems.” Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Susan Paxton & Eleanor Wertheim), $132,000 2004-05 “Can providing direction about “treatments that work” close the gap for people with unmet need for treatment of an eating disorder? A randomized controlled trial in a targeted at-risk sample.” Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Phillipa Hay, Jonathon Mond & Susan Paxton), $66,000 2004 “My Body, My Life: Body Image Program” Myer Foundation, (Susan Paxton), $10,000 2003 “Do maternal body image, eating attitudes and behaviour, and feeding style predict childhood eating and obesity.” La Trobe University Central Grant, (Helen Skouteris, Eleanor Wertheim & Susan Paxton), $15,000 2000-02 “Self-help and guided self-help for bulimia nervosa in primary care: A randomised control trial” NHMRC, (Susan Paxton & Phillipa Hay), $201,900 2000-02 “A persuasion model for altering dietary restraint and weight loss behaviours in young adolescent girls”. ARC, (Eleanor Wertheim & Susan Paxton), $97,500 2000-02 “Evaluation and development of a program to prevent disordered eating behaviours in early adolescent girls”. Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Eleanor Wertheim & Susan Paxton), $80,000 Research
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