Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Consequences of Play: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Online Gaming
Published 2012-01-01Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) have received considerable attention in news headlines describing gamers who have died while engaging in excessive play. However, more common physical and psychosocial effects ...Article -
Children’s Understandings of Mediated Health Campaigns for Childhood Obesity
Published 2010-01-01Purpose: The present study investigated children’s understandings of the intent and importance of current media initiatives designed to target childhood obesity. Semi structured interviews were analysed using qualitative ...Article -
A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity
Published 2012-01-01Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of Children’s Appetite Awareness Training (CAAT), a treatment for childhood obesity which encourages overweight children to eat in response to internal ...Article -
A systematic review of the quality, content and context of breakfast consumption
Published 2010-01-01Purpose: Consumption of breakfast is often associated with important health related behaviours. For example, skipping breakfast is related to obesity and eating breakfast is also correlated to cognitive, behavioural, and ...Article -
Predictors of undergraduates' intention to incorporate glycaemic index into dietary behaviour
Published 2009-01-01Article