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Marita P. McCabe is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of medicine, psychology, and health professions. Their research contributions span key subfields including general health professions, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, sociology and political science, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The researcher's work focuses on a variety of significant topics such as geriatric care and nursing homes, eating disorders and behaviors, dementia and cognitive impairment research, obesity, physical activity and diet, obesity and health practices, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, and aging and gerontology research.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Marita P. McCabe are:

  • How Important Are Choice, Autonomy, and Relationships in Predicting the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents? (2021), Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • The Evolution of the Female Sexual Disorder/Dysfunction Definitions, Nomenclature, and Classifications: A Review of DSM, ICSM, ISSWSH, and ICD (2020), Sexual Medicine Reviews
  • Assessing positive body image, body satisfaction, weight bias, and appearance comparison in emerging adults: A cross-validation study across eight countries (2020), Body Image
  • A psychosocial intervention for stroke survivors and carers: 12-month outcomes of a randomized controlled trial (2020), Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Defining sexuality in later life: A systematic review (2020), Australasian Journal on Ageing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Marita P. McCabe include:

  • David Mellor
  • Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz
  • Lucy Busija
  • Jacinthe Dion
  • Charlotte N. Markey

Key publication venues for their work comprise:

  • Body Image
  • Clinical Gerontologist
  • Own your potential (DEAKIN)
  • Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • Sexual Medicine Reviews

Marita P. McCabe's interdisciplinary research integrates aspects of medical, psychological, and social dimensions of health, particularly emphasizing aging populations and related health challenges. Their contributions address both theoretical frameworks and applied interventions relevant to clinical and public health contexts.

Best Publications

  • Body image dissatisfaction among males across the lifespan- a review of past literature

    Marita P McCabe;Lina A Ricciardelli

  • Summary of the recommendations on sexual dysfunctions in men

    Francesco Montorsi;Ganesan Adaikan;Edgardo Becher;Francois Giuliano

  • The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I

    Viren Swami;David A Frederick;Toivo Aavik;Lidia Alcalay

  • Children's body image concerns and eating disturbance: a review of the literature.

    Lina A Ricciardelli;Marita P McCabe

  • Parent, peer and media influences on body image and strategies to both increase and decrease body size among adolescent boys and girls

    Marita P. McCabe;Lina A. Ricciardelli

  • A biopsychosocial model of disordered eating and the pursuit of muscularity in adolescent boys.

    Lina A. Ricciardelli;Marita P. McCabe

  • Pursuit of the muscular ideal: Physical and psychological consequences and putative risk factors.

    Guy Cafri;J. Kevin Thompson;Lina Ricciardelli;Marita McCabe

  • Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men: A Consensus Statement from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015

    Marita Patricia McCabe;Ira D. Sharlip;Ron Lewis;Elham Atalla

  • Sociocultural influences on body image and body changes among adolescent boys and girls.

    Marita P McCabe;Lina A Ricciardelli

  • Definitions of Sexual Dysfunctions in Women and Men: A Consensus Statement From the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015

    Marita Patricia McCabe;Ira D. Sharlip;Elham Atalla;Richard Balon

  • Multiple forms of child abuse and neglect: adult retrospective reports

    Daryl J Higgins;Marita P McCabe

  • Psychological and interpersonal dimensions of sexual function and dysfunction.

    Marita McCabe;Stanley E. Althof;Pierre Assalian;Marie Chevret-Measson

  • Adolescent Body Image and Psychosocial Functioning

    Tanya Ellen Davison;Marita P McCabe

  • An Evidence-Based Unified Definition of Lifelong and Acquired Premature Ejaculation: Report of the Second International Society for Sexual Medicine Ad Hoc Committee for the Definition of Premature Ejaculation

    Ege Can Serefoglu;Chris G. Mcmahon;Marcel D. Waldinger;Stanley E. Althof

  • An Update of the International Society of Sexual Medicine's Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Premature Ejaculation (PE)

    Stanley E. Althof;Chris G. McMahon;Marcel D. Waldinger;Ege Can Serefoglu

  • Relationships between Men's and Women's body image and their psychological, social, and sexual functioning

    Tanya E. Davison;Marita P. McCabe

  • Gender differences among adolescents in family, and peer influences on body dissatisfaction, weight loss, and binge eating behaviors.

    Maureen A. Vincent;Marita P. McCabe

  • An evaluation of the construct of body image.

    Sophie S. Banfield;Marita P. McCabe

  • Psychological factors and the sexuality of pregnant and postpartum women

    Margaret A DeJudicibus;Marita P McCabe

  • A prospective study of pressures from parents, peers, and the media on extreme weight change behaviors among adolescent boys and girls.

    Marita P. McCabe;Lina A. Ricciardelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Lina A. Ricciardelli
Lina A. Ricciardelli Deakin University
David Mellor
David Mellor Deakin University
Helen Skouteris
Helen Skouteris Monash University
Jeannette Milgrom
Jeannette Milgrom University of Melbourne
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney
Robert A. Cummins
Robert A. Cummins Deakin University
Jane McGillivray
Jane McGillivray Deakin University
David W. Austin
David W. Austin Deakin University
Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney

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