Belinda Morley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6087429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Belinda Morley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Belinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Morley |
| SIGNATURE | MORLEY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cancer Council Victoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9055-7221 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Food and drink advertising along school children’s transport routes in Victoria, Australia and policy implications
Objectives: To examine the extent and nature of food and non-alcoholic drink advertising displayed on public transport and infrastructure on school routes. Design: Audit of outdoor advertisements on government-controlled public transport and associated infrastructure (e.g. tram shelters, bus stops) on busy school routes in Victoria, Australia. Using a strict protocol, trained field workers collected data on the type and content of outdoor adverti…
Prevalence and predictors of misperceptions of ‘better-for-you’ alcohol products among Australian adult drinkers
This study investigated the prevalence and predictors of misperceptions about the healthiness of alcohol products carrying common health-oriented marketing cues and the relative importance of the type (versus amount) of alcohol consumed in contributing to health risks. Data were from a 2022 cross-sectional national population survey. Australian adults (18–65 years) who consumed alcohol in the past year (n = 1960) reported their agreement with sta…
Evaluation of the population-level impacts of the LiveLighter® obesity prevention campaign from 2012 to 2019 based on serial cross-sectional surveys
LiveLighter® is associated with improvements in knowledge of the health risks associated with excess body mass, increased vegetable intake and reduced SSB consumption in WA adults. These findings support the use of sustained, well-designed healthy lifestyle promotion and education programs as part of a comprehensive obesity prevention strategy
Exploring Intended and Unintended Reactions to Healthy Weight and Lifestyle Advertisements
Background To address concerns that healthy weight and lifestyle campaigns (HWLCs) could have unintended psychological or behavioral consequences, this study tested reactions to TV advertisements from two HWLCs: LiveLighter ® (employs graphic health effects messaging) and Swap It Don’t Stop It (employs animation and light-hearted messaging). Methods An online between-subjects experiment tested reactions to one of five advertisements: “Toxic Fat”;…
Prevalence and trends in Australian adolescents’ adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines
There is considerable scope to improve Australian adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviours in line with the national 24-hour movement guidelines. Policy proposals and environmental interventions, particularly those focused on replacing sedentary screen time with physical activity (e.g. promotion of active commuting to/from school), are needed to better support Australian adolescents in meeting the 24-hour movement guidelines
Adolescents’ knowledge and beliefs regarding health risks of soda and diet soda consumption
Objective: To examine Australian adolescents’ knowledge and beliefs regarding potential health consequences of soda and diet soda consumption and nutritional aspects of soda and explore associations with consumption. Design: A survey utilising a nationally representative sample (stratified two-stage probability design) assessed knowledge of nutritional contents and health consequences of soda, and beliefs regarding health risks of diet soda, and …
Secondary school canteens in Australia
Objective: The current study aimed to assess the nutritional quality of Australian secondary school canteen menus. Design: Stratified national samples of schools provided canteen menus in 2012–2013 and 2018, which were systematically assessed against a ‘traffic light’ classification system according to the National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines. Items were classified as green (healthiest and recommended to dominate canteen menus), amber (sele…
Can point-of-sale nutrition information encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks among adolescents
Objective: To test whether point-of-sale (POS) information about the nutrition content of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) promotes healthier drink choices among teenagers, and explore whether POS intervention effects vary based on prior exposure to a sugary drink public health campaign ( 13 Cancers ). Design: Between-subjects online experiment with three POS signage conditions: no signage (control); sugar content (SC) and Health Star Rating (HSR)…
Food and drink marketing on social media and dietary intake in Australian adolescents
Grandparents’ perceptions of the barriers and strategies to providing their grandchildren with a healthy diet
Factors associated with frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students
Objective: To examine demographic and behavioural correlates of frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students and explore the associations between fast food consumption and social/environmental factors. Design: Cross-sectional survey using a web-based self-report questionnaire. Setting: Secondary schools across all Australian states and territories. Participants: Students aged 12–17 years participating in the 2012–2…
Can point-of-sale nutrition information and health warnings encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks
Effects of health star labelling on the healthiness of adults' fast food meal selections
The role of grandparents as providers of food to their grandchildren
Vegetable and fruit intake in Australian adolescents
Factors associated with high consumption of soft drinks among Australian secondary-school students
Objective To examine demographic and behavioural correlates of high consumption of soft drinks (non-alcoholic sugar-sweetened carbonated drinks excluding energy drinks) among Australian adolescents and to explore the associations between high consumption and soft drink perceptions and accessibility. Design Cross-sectional self-completion survey and height and weight measurements. Setting Australian secondary schools. Subjects Students aged 12–17 …
What factors are associated with frequent unhealthy snack-food consumption among Australian secondary-school students
Objective To examine demographic and behavioural correlates of unhealthy snack-food consumption among Australian secondary-school students and the association between their perceptions of availability, convenience and intake with consumption. Design Cross-sectional survey of students’ eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviours using validated instruments administered via an online questionnaire. Setting Australian secondary schools across…
Socio-economic disparities in Australian adolescents’ eating behaviours
Objective To assess the association between socio-economic position (SEP) and poor eating behaviours in a large representative sample of Australian secondary-school students. Design Cross-sectional survey of students’ vegetable, fruit, sugar-sweetened beverage and fast-food consumption assessed using validated instruments and collected via a web-based self-report format. Setting Secondary schools across all Australian states and territories. Subj…
What types of nutrition menu labelling lead consumers to select less energy-dense fast food? An experimental study
Association between food marketing exposure and adolescents’ food choices and eating behaviors
Utilisation of findings from the evaluation of a major primary mental health care initiative in Australia
Much has been written about evaluation utilisation from a theoretical perspective, but relatively less emphasis has been given to empirical studies that examine how the findings from given evaluations are utilised. The current study examined the nature and extent of utilisation of the findings from an ongoing evaluation of a key component of a major national primary mental health care initiative in Australia. The initiative is known as the Better…
Impact of Australia's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program on psychologists
The aim of this paper was to consider the impact on psychologists of one component of the Australian Government's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program, namely the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ARAPY) component. This supports psychologists and general practitioners (GPs) to work together to provide optimal mental health care, via 102 projects being conducted by Divisions of General Practice. The paper was informed by d…
Portrayal of depression and other mental illnesses in Australian nonfiction media
This study describes Australian media portrayal of mental illnesses, focusing on depression. A random sample of 1,123 items was selected for analysis from a pool of 13,389 nonfictional media items about mental illness collected between March 2000 and February 2001. Depression was portrayed more frequently than other mental illnesses. Items about depression, eating disorders, and substance use disorders most commonly described policies or programs…
Association between food marketing exposure and adolescents’ food choices and eating behaviors
What types of nutrition menu labelling lead consumers to select less energy-dense fast food? An experimental study
Food and drink marketing on social media and dietary intake in Australian adolescents
Impact of Australia's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program on psychologists
The aim of this paper was to consider the impact on psychologists of one component of the Australian Government's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program, namely the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ARAPY) component. This supports psychologists and general practitioners (GPs) to work together to provide optimal mental health care, via 102 projects being conducted by Divisions of General Practice. The paper was informed by d…
The role of grandparents as providers of food to their grandchildren
Portrayal of depression and other mental illnesses in Australian nonfiction media
This study describes Australian media portrayal of mental illnesses, focusing on depression. A random sample of 1,123 items was selected for analysis from a pool of 13,389 nonfictional media items about mental illness collected between March 2000 and February 2001. Depression was portrayed more frequently than other mental illnesses. Items about depression, eating disorders, and substance use disorders most commonly described policies or programs…
Grandparents’ perceptions of the barriers and strategies to providing their grandchildren with a healthy diet
Can point-of-sale nutrition information and health warnings encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks
Vegetable and fruit intake in Australian adolescents
Portrayal of depression and other mental illnesses in Australian nonfiction media
This study describes Australian media portrayal of mental illnesses, focusing on depression. A random sample of 1,123 items was selected for analysis from a pool of 13,389 nonfictional media items about mental illness collected between March 2000 and February 2001. Depression was portrayed more frequently than other mental illnesses. Items about depression, eating disorders, and substance use disorders most commonly described policies or programs…
Impact of Australia's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program on psychologists
The aim of this paper was to consider the impact on psychologists of one component of the Australian Government's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program, namely the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ARAPY) component. This supports psychologists and general practitioners (GPs) to work together to provide optimal mental health care, via 102 projects being conducted by Divisions of General Practice. The paper was informed by d…
Utilisation of findings from the evaluation of a major primary mental health care initiative in Australia
Much has been written about evaluation utilisation from a theoretical perspective, but relatively less emphasis has been given to empirical studies that examine how the findings from given evaluations are utilised. The current study examined the nature and extent of utilisation of the findings from an ongoing evaluation of a key component of a major national primary mental health care initiative in Australia. The initiative is known as the Better…
Association between food marketing exposure and adolescents’ food choices and eating behaviors
What types of nutrition menu labelling lead consumers to select less energy-dense fast food? An experimental study
Socio-economic disparities in Australian adolescents’ eating behaviours
Objective To assess the association between socio-economic position (SEP) and poor eating behaviours in a large representative sample of Australian secondary-school students. Design Cross-sectional survey of students’ vegetable, fruit, sugar-sweetened beverage and fast-food consumption assessed using validated instruments and collected via a web-based self-report format. Setting Secondary schools across all Australian states and territories. Subj…
What factors are associated with frequent unhealthy snack-food consumption among Australian secondary-school students
Objective To examine demographic and behavioural correlates of unhealthy snack-food consumption among Australian secondary-school students and the association between their perceptions of availability, convenience and intake with consumption. Design Cross-sectional survey of students’ eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviours using validated instruments administered via an online questionnaire. Setting Australian secondary schools across…
Factors associated with high consumption of soft drinks among Australian secondary-school students
Objective To examine demographic and behavioural correlates of high consumption of soft drinks (non-alcoholic sugar-sweetened carbonated drinks excluding energy drinks) among Australian adolescents and to explore the associations between high consumption and soft drink perceptions and accessibility. Design Cross-sectional self-completion survey and height and weight measurements. Setting Australian secondary schools. Subjects Students aged 12–17 …
Vegetable and fruit intake in Australian adolescents
Effects of health star labelling on the healthiness of adults' fast food meal selections
The role of grandparents as providers of food to their grandchildren
Factors associated with frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students
Objective: To examine demographic and behavioural correlates of frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students and explore the associations between fast food consumption and social/environmental factors. Design: Cross-sectional survey using a web-based self-report questionnaire. Setting: Secondary schools across all Australian states and territories. Participants: Students aged 12–17 years participating in the 2012–2…
Can point-of-sale nutrition information and health warnings encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks
Secondary school canteens in Australia
Objective: The current study aimed to assess the nutritional quality of Australian secondary school canteen menus. Design: Stratified national samples of schools provided canteen menus in 2012–2013 and 2018, which were systematically assessed against a ‘traffic light’ classification system according to the National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines. Items were classified as green (healthiest and recommended to dominate canteen menus), amber (sele…
Can point-of-sale nutrition information encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks among adolescents
Objective: To test whether point-of-sale (POS) information about the nutrition content of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) promotes healthier drink choices among teenagers, and explore whether POS intervention effects vary based on prior exposure to a sugary drink public health campaign ( 13 Cancers ). Design: Between-subjects online experiment with three POS signage conditions: no signage (control); sugar content (SC) and Health Star Rating (HSR)…
Food and drink marketing on social media and dietary intake in Australian adolescents
Grandparents’ perceptions of the barriers and strategies to providing their grandchildren with a healthy diet
Prevalence and trends in Australian adolescents’ adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines
There is considerable scope to improve Australian adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviours in line with the national 24-hour movement guidelines. Policy proposals and environmental interventions, particularly those focused on replacing sedentary screen time with physical activity (e.g. promotion of active commuting to/from school), are needed to better support Australian adolescents in meeting the 24-hour movement guidelines
Adolescents’ knowledge and beliefs regarding health risks of soda and diet soda consumption
Objective: To examine Australian adolescents’ knowledge and beliefs regarding potential health consequences of soda and diet soda consumption and nutritional aspects of soda and explore associations with consumption. Design: A survey utilising a nationally representative sample (stratified two-stage probability design) assessed knowledge of nutritional contents and health consequences of soda, and beliefs regarding health risks of diet soda, and …
Exploring Intended and Unintended Reactions to Healthy Weight and Lifestyle Advertisements
Background To address concerns that healthy weight and lifestyle campaigns (HWLCs) could have unintended psychological or behavioral consequences, this study tested reactions to TV advertisements from two HWLCs: LiveLighter ® (employs graphic health effects messaging) and Swap It Don’t Stop It (employs animation and light-hearted messaging). Methods An online between-subjects experiment tested reactions to one of five advertisements: “Toxic Fat”;…
Prevalence and predictors of misperceptions of ‘better-for-you’ alcohol products among Australian adult drinkers
This study investigated the prevalence and predictors of misperceptions about the healthiness of alcohol products carrying common health-oriented marketing cues and the relative importance of the type (versus amount) of alcohol consumed in contributing to health risks. Data were from a 2022 cross-sectional national population survey. Australian adults (18–65 years) who consumed alcohol in the past year (n = 1960) reported their agreement with sta…
Evaluation of the population-level impacts of the LiveLighter® obesity prevention campaign from 2012 to 2019 based on serial cross-sectional surveys
LiveLighter® is associated with improvements in knowledge of the health risks associated with excess body mass, increased vegetable intake and reduced SSB consumption in WA adults. These findings support the use of sustained, well-designed healthy lifestyle promotion and education programs as part of a comprehensive obesity prevention strategy
Food and drink advertising along school children’s transport routes in Victoria, Australia and policy implications
Objectives: To examine the extent and nature of food and non-alcoholic drink advertising displayed on public transport and infrastructure on school routes. Design: Audit of outdoor advertisements on government-controlled public transport and associated infrastructure (e.g. tram shelters, bus stops) on busy school routes in Victoria, Australia. Using a strict protocol, trained field workers collected data on the type and content of outdoor adverti…
Medicine (22 works) · Environmental health (17 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 works) · Advertising (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 works)