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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 stigma associated with eating disorders. My professional activities currently include:
Memberships and Associations Refereed Journal Articles McLean, S.A., Paxton, S.J., & Wertheim, E.H. (in press). Factors associated with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in women in midlife. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Richardson, S.M., & Paxton, S.J. (in press). An evaluation of a body image intervention based on risk factors for body dissatisfaction: A controlled study with adolescent girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Mond, J.M., Hay, P.J., Rodgers, B., Darby, A., Quirk, F., Buttner, P., Paxton, S.J., Owen, C. (in press). When do women with eating disorders receive treatment for an eating problem? Findings from a prospective, community-based study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 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.J, 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. Duncombe, D., Wertheim, E. H., Skouteris, H., Paxton, S.J. & 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. Richardson, S.M., Paxton, S.J. & Thomson, J.S. (2009). Is BodyThink an efficacious body image and self-esteem program? A controlled evaluation with adolescents. Body Image. 6, 75-82. Knauss, C., Paxton, S.J., & Alsaker, F.D. (2009). Validation of the German version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-G). Body Image: An International Journal of Research. 6, 13-20. Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Rallis, S., Milgrom, J. & Paxton, S.J. (2009). Depression and anxiety through pregnancy and the early postpartum: An examination of prospective relationships. Journal of Affective Disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 113, 303-308. Clark, A., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E., Paxton, S.J, & Milgrom, J. (2009). The relationship between depression and body dissatisfaction across pregnancy and the postpartum: A prospective study. Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 27-35. Kamysheva, E., Wertheim, E.H., Skouteris, H., Paxton, S.J., Milgrom, J. (2009). Frequency, severity, and effect on life of physical symptoms experienced during pregnancy. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 54, 43-49. Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Germano, C., Paxton, S.J., Milgrom, J. (2009). 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. 19, 45-51. Zammit, S., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E., Paxton, S.J, & Milgrom, J. (2008). Pregnant women’s alcohol consumption: The predictive utility of intention to drink and pre-pregnancy drinking behaviour, Journal of Women’s Health, 17, 1513-1522. Knauss, C., Paxton, S.J., & Alsaker, F.D. (2008). 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, 59, 633-643. Kamysheva, E., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Paxton, S.J., Milgrom, J. (2008). 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: An International Journal of Research, 5, 152-163 Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Rallis, S., Germano, C., Paxton, S.J., Kelly, L. & Milgrom, J. (2008). Use of complementary and alternative medicines by a sample of Australian women during pregnancy, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 48. 384–390 Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E.H., Gemano, C., Paxton, S.J. & Milgrom, J. (2008). Sleep quality and depression during pregnancy: A prospective study. Journal of Sleep Research. 17, 217-220. 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. 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. Duncombe, D., Skouteris, H., Wertheim, E. H., Kelly, L., Fraser, V., & Paxton, S. J. (2006). Vigorous exercise and birth outcomes in a sample of recreational exercisers: A prospective study across pregnancy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 46, 288-292. 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., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Hannan, P. J., Eisenberg, M. (2006). Body dissatisfaction prospectively predicts depressive symptoms and low self-esteem in adolescent girls and boys. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, 539-549. Paxton, S. J., Eisenberg, M. E., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2006). Prospective predictors of body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls and boys: A five year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology. 42, 888-899. Neumark-Sztainer, D., Levine, M., Paxton, S., Smolak, L., Piran, N., & Wertheim, E. (2006). Prevention of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating: What next? Eating Disorder: Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 14, 265-285. Neumark-Sztainer, D., Paxton, S. J., Hannan, P. J., Haines, J., Story, M. (2006). Does body satisfaction matter? Five-year longitudinal associations between body satisfaction and health behaviors in adolescent females and males. Journal of Adolescent Health. 39, 244-251. Gollings, E. K., & Paxton, S. J. (2006). Comparison of internet and face-to-face delivery of a group body image and disordered eating intervention for women: A pilot study. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 14, 1-15. 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. Beumont, P., Hay, P., Birmingham, L., Derham, H., Jordon, A., Kohn, M., McDermott, B., Marks, P., Paxton, S., Surgenor, L., Thornton, C., Wakefield, A., Weigall, S. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for Anorexia Nervosa. (2004). Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 38, 659-670. Simon S., & Paxton, S.J. (2004). Sexual risk attitudes and behaviours among young adult Indonesians: A focus group study. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 6, 303-409. Humphreys, P. & Paxton, S.J. (2004). Impact of exposure to idealized male images on adolescent boys’ body image. Body Image. 1(3), 253-266. Tilgner, L., Wertheim, E.H. & Paxton, S.J. (2004). The effect of social desirability on adolescent girls’ responses to an eating disorders prevention program. International Journal of Eating Disorders 35, 211-216. Wertheim, E.H., Paxton, S.J. & Tilgner, L. (2004). Test-retest reliability and construct validity of Contour Drawing Rating Scale scores in a sample of early adolescent girls. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 1 (2), 199-205. 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. 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. 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. 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. Recent Book Chapters, Articles and
Reports Paxton, S.J. & McLean, S. (in press). Body image treatment. In C. Grilo & J. Mitchell (Eds). The treatment of eating disorders. New York: Guilford Publications Inc. 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). (2009) Interventions for body image and eating disorders: Evidence and practice. Sydney: IP Communications. Paxton, S.J., Knauss, C., Shelton, B. (2009). 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, Ch 3 Paxton, S.J. & McLean, S. (in press). Body image treatment. In C. Grilo & J. Mitchell (Eds). The treatment of eating disorders. New York: Guilford Publications Inc. 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. (2009). 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. (2009). 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
Shanel Richardson. “The evaluation of two school-based body image interventions for adolescent” Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology. Natasha Hepworth. “Pathways into treatment for bulimia nervosa.” Doctor of Health Psychology Isabelle Fedyszen. “An evaluation of a service response to young individuals with first-episode psychosis at increased suicide risk” Doctor in Clinical Psychology. Anna Brozovic. “The relationship between parental emotional feeding practices, childhood eating behaviour and child weight: a prospective study” Doctor in Clinical Psychology. Jane Gregory. “Parent controlling feeding practices, child eating behaviours and weight: a prospective study.” Doctor in Clinical Psychology. Meredith Levi. “Mothering in a new country: Experiences of Sudanese mothers of teenage children in Australia.” Doctor in 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 Sarah Durkin, “Body image, media and media literacy in adolescents.” PhD
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 Content Approved by: Head of School Page maintained by: Illustrative Services Last Updated: 27 May, 2009 |
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