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Stuart B. Murray is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a notable emphasis on clinical psychology as well as public health, environmental and occupational health, sociology and political science, pharmacy, and psychiatry and mental health.

The main topics addressed in Murray's work include eating disorders and behaviors, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, obesity, physical activity and diet, body image and dysmorphia studies, obesity and health practices, the impact of technology on adolescents, and LGBTQ health, identity, and policy.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jason M. Nagata
  • Kyle T. Ganson
  • Emilio J. Compte
  • Rachel F. Rodgers
  • Tiffany A. Brown

Murray has published extensively across several journals specializing in topics relevant to their fields of study. These venues include:

  • Body Image
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Eating Behaviors

Recent selected publications exemplifying their research focus are:

  • "Eating disorders in adolescent boys and young men: an update", 2020, Current Opinion in Pediatrics
  • "Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) among transgender men and women", 2020, Eating Behaviors
  • "Protect me from my selfie: Examining the association between photo-based social media behaviors and self-reported eating disorders in adolescence", 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "Prevalence and correlates of muscle-enhancing behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States", 2020, International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
  • "Sociodemographic Correlates of Contemporary Screen Time Use among 9- and 10-Year-Old Children", 2021, The Journal of Pediatrics

In addition to journal articles, Murray has contributed to book publications, including the title "Medical Humanities and Disability Studies" published in 2023 under Bloomsbury Academic eBooks.

Best Publications

  • The enigma of male eating disorders: a critical review and synthesis

    Stuart B. Murray;Jason M. Nagata;Scott Griffiths;Jerel P. Calzo

  • A comparison of eating, exercise, shape, and weight related symptomatology in males with muscle dysmorphia and anorexia nervosa.

    Stuart B. Murray;Elizabeth Rieger;Tom Hildebrandt;Lisa Karlov

  • Men, Muscles, and Eating Disorders: an Overview of Traditional and Muscularity-Oriented Disordered Eating.

    Jason M. Lavender;Tiffany A. Brown;Stuart B. Murray

  • Muscle dysmorphia and the DSM-V conundrum: Where does it belong? A review paper

    Stuart B Murray;Elizabeth Rieger;Stephen W Touyz;Yolanda De la Garza Garcia

  • Evolving eating disorder psychopathology: conceptualising muscularity-oriented disordered eating.

    Stuart B. Murray;Scott Griffiths;Jonathan M. Mond

  • Treatment outcomes for anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Stuart B Murray;Daniel S Quintana;Katharine L Loeb;Scott Griffiths

  • The Contribution of Social Media to Body Dissatisfaction, Eating Disorder Symptoms, and Anabolic Steroid Use Among Sexual Minority Men.

    Scott Griffiths;Stuart B. Murray;Isabel Krug;Siân A. McLean

  • DSM-5 full syndrome, other specified, and unspecified eating disorders in Australian adolescents: prevalence and clinical significance

    Deborah Mitchison;Jonathan Mond;Kay Bussey;Scott Griffiths

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Young Adults with Overweight or Obesity

    Jason M. Nagata;Andrea K. Garber;Jennifer L. Tabler;Stuart B. Murray

  • Extending the Masculinity Hypothesis: An Investigation of Gender Role Conformity, Body Dissatisfaction, and Disordered Eating in Young Heterosexual Men

    Scott Griffiths;Stuart B. Murray;Stephen Touyz

  • Me, my selfie, and I: The relationship between editing and posting selfies and body dissatisfaction in men and women

    Alexandra Rhodes Lonergan;Kay Bussey;Jonathan Mond;Olivia Brown

  • Disentangling body image: The relative associations of overvaluation, dissatisfaction, and preoccupation with psychological distress and eating disorder behaviors in male and female adolescents.

    Deborah Mitchison;Phillipa J Hay;Scott Griffiths;Stuart Benjamin Murray

  • Eating disorders in adolescent boys and young men: an update.

    Jason M Nagata;Kyle T Ganson;Kyle T Ganson;Stuart B Murray

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  • Muscle Dysmorphia Symptomatology and Associated Psychological Features in Bodybuilders and Non-Bodybuilder Resistance Trainers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Lachlan Mitchell;Stuart B. Murray;Stephen Cobley;Daniel Hackett

  • Self-stigma of seeking treatment and being male predict an increased likelihood of having an undiagnosed eating disorder

    Scott Griffiths;Scott Griffiths;Jonathan M. Mond;Zhicheng Li;Sanduni Gunatilake

  • The prevalence and adverse associations of stigmatization in people with eating disorders

    Scott Griffiths;Jonathan M. Mond;Stuart B. Murray;Stephen Touyz

  • Male clinical norms and sex differences on the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q).

    Kathryn E. Smith;Tyler B. Mason;Stuart Benjamin Murray;Scott Griffiths

  • Anabolic steroid use and body image psychopathology in men: Delineating between appearance- versus performance-driven motivations.

    Stuart B. Murray;Scott Griffiths;Jonathan M. Mond;Joseph Kean

  • Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) among transgender men and women

    Jason M. Nagata;Stuart B. Murray;Emilio J. Compte;Erica H. Pak

  • Disordered eating and the muscular ideal

    Scott Griffiths;Stuart B Murray;Stephen Touyz

  • Sex Differences in Quality of Life Impairment Associated With Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescents

    Scott Griffiths;Scott Griffiths;Scott Griffiths;Stuart Benjamin Murray;Caroline Bentley;Kassandra Gratwick-Sarll

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott Griffiths
Scott Griffiths University of Melbourne
Jonathan Mond
Jonathan Mond University of Tasmania
Deborah Mitchison
Deborah Mitchison University of Technology Sydney
Stephen Touyz
Stephen Touyz University of Sydney
Daniel Le Grange
Daniel Le Grange University of California, San Francisco
Aaron J. Blashill
Aaron J. Blashill San Diego State University
Kay Bussey
Kay Bussey Macquarie University
Tiffany A. Brown
Tiffany A. Brown Auburn University
Jerel P. Calzo
Jerel P. Calzo San Diego State University
Jason M. Lavender
Jason M. Lavender Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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