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Susan J. Paxton

Susan J. Paxton

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Psychology

D-Index
95
Citations
30407
World Ranking
779
National Ranking
36

Overview

Susan J. Paxton is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has a research focus centered around eating disorders, obesity, body image, and related psychological and public health topics. Their scholarly work spans fields such as Psychology and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Pharmacy, Sociology and Political Science, and Literature and Literary Theory.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Their recent significant publications are:

  • Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature (2022), published in Journal of Eating Disorders
  • A Biopsychosocial Model of Social Media Use and Body Image Concerns, Disordered Eating, and Muscle-Building Behaviors among Adolescent Girls and Boys (2020), published in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review (2023), published in Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Social media, body satisfaction and well-being among adolescents: A mediation model of appearance-ideal internalization and comparison (2020), published in Body Image
  • Eating disorder risk in adolescents with obesity (2021), published in Obesity Reviews

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susan J. Paxton include:

  • Siân A. McLean
  • Sarah Maguire
  • Rachel F. Rodgers
  • Hannah K. Jarman
  • Stephen Touyz

The preferred publication venues where their research regularly appears are:

  • Body Image
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Obesity Reviews
  • Nutrients

In total, their research production shows a substantial contribution to the understanding of eating disorders and associated health conditions, with a multidisciplinary approach that integrates psychological aspects and public health considerations. The range of topics also reflects an interest in the influence of technology and media on adolescent health and body image development.

Best Publications

  • Does body satisfaction matter? Five-year longitudinal associations between body satisfaction and health behaviors in adolescent females and males.

    Dianne R Neumark-Sztainer;Susan J. Paxton;Peter J. Hannan;Jess Haines

  • Body Dissatisfaction Prospectively Predicts Depressive Mood and Low Self-Esteem in Adolescent Girls and Boys

    Susan J. Paxton;Dianne R Neumark-Sztainer;Peter J Hannan;Marla E Eisenberg

  • Friendship clique and peer influences on body image concerns, dietary restraint, extreme weight-loss behaviors, and binge eating in adolescent girls.

    Susan J. Paxton;Helena K. Schutz;Elenor H. Wertheim;Sharry L. Muir

  • Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4).

    Lauren M. Schaefer;Natasha L. Burke;J. Kevin Thompson;Robert F. Dedrick

  • Prospective Predictors of Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study.

    Susan J. Paxton;Marla E Eisenberg;Dianne R Neumark-Sztainer

  • Unmet need for treatment in the eating disorders: A systematic review of eating disorder specific treatment seeking among community cases

    Laura M. Hart;M. Teresa Granillo;Anthony F. Jorm;Susan J. Paxton

  • Body image satisfaction, dieting beliefs, and weight loss behaviors in adolescent girls and boys.

    Susan J. Paxton;Eleanor H. Wertheim;Kay Gibbons;George I. Szmukler

  • Body dissatisfaction and body comparison with media images in males and females

    Patricia van den Berg;Susan J. Paxton;Helene Keery;Melanie Wall

  • WHY DO ADOLESCENT GIRLS WATCH THEIR WEIGHT? AN INTERVIEW STUDY EXAMINING SOCIOCULTURAL PRESSURES TO BE THIN

    Eleanor H. Wertheim;S. J. Paxton;H. K. Schutz;S. L. Muir

  • Photoshopping the selfie: Self photo editing and photo investment are associated with body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls

    Siân A. McLean;Susan J. Paxton;Eleanor H. Wertheim;Jennifer Masters

  • Maternal feeding practices predict weight gain and obesogenic eating behaviors in young children: a prospective study.

    Rachel F Rodgers;Rachel F Rodgers;Susan J Paxton;Robin Massey;Karen J Campbell

  • Predictors of vulnerability to reduced body image satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in response to exposure to idealized female media images in adolescent girls

    Sarah J Durkin;Susan J Paxton

  • Relationships amongst body dissatisfaction, internalisation of the media body ideal and perceived pressure from media in adolescent girls and boys.

    Christine Knauss;Susan J. Paxton;Françoise D. Alsaker

  • Longitudinal Relationships among Internalization of the Media Ideal, Peer Social Comparison, and Body Dissatisfaction: Implications for the Tripartite Influence Model.

    Rachel F. Rodgers;Siân A. McLean;Susan J. Paxton

  • Development of the Children's Body Image Scale.

    Helen Truby;Susan J. Paxton

  • A prospective study of factors that lead to body dissatisfaction during pregnancy

    Helen Skouteris;Roxane Carr;Eleanor H. Wertheim;Susan J. Paxton

  • Longitudinal Predictors of Restrictive Eating and Bulimic Tendencies in Three Different Age Groups of Adolescent Girls.

    Eleanor H. Wertheim;Jody Koerner;Susan J. Paxton

  • Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature

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  • Body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys and girls : objectified body consciousness, internalization of the media body ideal and perceived pressure from media.

    Christine Knauss;Christine Knauss;Susan J. Paxton;Françoise D. Alsaker

  • An exploration of the tripartite influence model of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among Australian and French college women.

    Rachel Rodgers;Henri Chabrol;Susan J. Paxton

  • Examination of a model of multiple sociocultural influences on adolescent girls' body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint.

    Tracy L. Dunkley;Eleanor H. Wertheim;Susan J. Paxton

Frequent Co-Authors

Eleanor H. Wertheim
Eleanor H. Wertheim La Trobe University
Siân A. McLean
Siân A. McLean La Trobe University
Rachel F. Rodgers
Rachel F. Rodgers Northeastern University
Helen Skouteris
Helen Skouteris Monash University
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney
Jonathan Mond
Jonathan Mond University of Tasmania
Jeannette Milgrom
Jeannette Milgrom University of Melbourne
Tracey D. Wade
Tracey D. Wade Flinders University
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer University of Minnesota
Susan M. Byrne
Susan M. Byrne University of Western Australia

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