Maree Scully

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ID	3933504
NOME	Maree Scully
PRENOMES	Maree
SOBRENOME	Scully
ASSINATURA	SCULLY M
AFILIAÇÕES	Cancer Council Victoria
ORCID	0000-0001-5342-5326
VERIFICADO	Sim
TOTAL DE OBRAS	37
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES	83
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	37
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2007
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2025
ÍNDICE H	4

Snack foods for Australian infants and toddlers
Open AccessMaree Scully, Rachael Jinnette et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025
With the global industry for commercial infant and toddler foods growing, there are concerns that nutrient-poor foods, particularly snacks, are being marketed as suitable for children under 36 months. The current study aimed to document the prevalence of commercial snack foods (CSFs) for infants (<12 months) and toddlers (12 to <36 months) compared to other product categories in Australia, and assess their nutritional composition, taste profile, …
Parents' Perceptions of Claims on Packaged Commercial Toddler Foods
Open AccessMamaru Ayenew Awoke, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2025
Commercial toddler foods (CTFs) are widely used. Many are nutritionally poor despite displaying health, nutrition or marketing claims implying healthiness. This study aimed to: (i) explore how claims on CTFs influence parents' product perceptions and preferences, and gauge support for regulatory reform to ensure CTFs are marketed responsibly; (ii) identify other factors influencing parent's and toddlers' perceptions and preferences towards CTFs a…
Quantifying differences in teenage vaping across countries
Elizabeth Greenhalgh, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2025
Australian adolescents’ knowledge of smoking harms and misperceptions about tobacco products
Maree Scully, Michael Wakefield et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2025
New GHWs and public communication campaigns could improve student knowledge of previously unpublicised smoking harms and counter pervasive misperceptions about tobacco products
Commercially‐produced infant and toddler foods—How healthy are they? An evaluation of products sold in Australian supermarkets
Open AccessElizabeth K Dunford, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024
In response to the need for better guidance and regulation for commercially produced infant and toddler foods and beverages, the WHO Regional Office for Europe published a Nutrient and Promotion Profile Model (hereafter NPPM) in 2022. This study assessed the nutritional and promotional profile of infant and toddler foods (for ages 6-36 months) sold in Australian supermarkets in 2022 using the NPPM. The main types of claims used for product promot…
Exploring Intended and Unintended Reactions to Healthy Weight and Lifestyle Advertisements
Open AccessMichelle Jongenelis, Hannah Dixon et al.ARTICLEHealth Education & Behavior2023
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”;…
Association between single‐channel and cumulative exposure to alcohol advertising and drinking behaviours among Australian adolescents
Open AccessEmily Bain, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2023
Can counter-advertising exposing alcohol sponsorship and harms influence sport spectators’ support for alcohol policies? An experimental study
Open AccessMaree Scully, Hannah Dixon et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
Counter-advertising employing messages that expose and critique the intent and impact of pervasive alcohol sponsorship in sport has potential to bolster public support for policies targeting alcohol sport sponsorship, diminish beliefs supportive of alcohol industry marketing strategies and enhance negative views of alcohol companies and their marketing practices
Prevalence and trends in Australian adolescents’ adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines
Open AccessMaree Scully, Claudia Gascoyne et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
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
Open AccessCaroline Miller, Joanne Dono et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2022
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
Open AccessAshleigh Haynes, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
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
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
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
Open AccessClaudia Gascoyne, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Citada por: 4Referências: 37
Parents’ reactions to unhealthy food v . pro-health sponsorship options for children’s sport
Open AccessMaree Scully, Michael Wakefield et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2020
Restrictions on unhealthy food sponsorship of children's sport are needed to prevent unhealthy food brands from exploiting junior sport sponsorship to enhance their appeal. Sponsorship of children's sport by healthier food brands or public health nutrition campaigns could help promote healthier food choices among parents
Can counter-advertising diminish persuasive effects of conventional and pseudo-healthy unhealthy food product advertising on parents
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020
Exposure to unhealthy product advertising promoted favourable perceptions of products and increased preferences for advertised products among parents. Counter-advertising interventions may bolster parents' resistance to persuasion by unhealthy product advertising and empower parents to more accurately evaluate advertised food products
Factors associated with frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students
Open AccessMaree Scully, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2020
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
Open AccessMaree Scully, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEAppetite2020Citada por: 1Referências: 36
Can counter-advertising protect spectators of elite sport against the influence of unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship? A naturalistic trial
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Citada por: 1Referências: 38
The impact of unhealthy food sponsorship vs. pro-health sponsorship models on young adults’ food preferences
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) registration number ACTRN12618000368235 . Retrospectively registered 12 March 2018
Community junior sport sponsorship
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018
Objective To explore children’s responses to sponsorship of community junior sport by unhealthy food brands and investigate the utility of alternative, pro-health sponsorship options. Design Between-subjects experiment, with four sponsorship conditions: A, non-food branding (control); B, unhealthy food branding; C, healthier food branding; D, obesity prevention campaign branding. Setting Online experiment conducted in schools. Participants were s…
Vegetable and fruit intake in Australian adolescents
Open AccessMichelle I Jongenelis, Michelle Jongenelis et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Citada por: 1Referências: 39
Competing with big business
Open AccessMaree Scully, Emily Brennan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017
Dissemination of advocacy messages using inoculation or narrative components can help strengthen public resistance to subsequent anti-policy messages from industry groups
Factors associated with high consumption of soft drinks among Australian secondary-school students
Open AccessMaree Scully, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2017
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 …
Food marketing with movie character toys
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen Dixon et al.ARTICLEAppetite2017Citada por: 2Referências: 27
Identifying effective healthy weight and lifestyle advertisements
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen Dixon et al.ARTICLEAppetite2016Citada por: 1Referências: 19

Dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Australian secondary students in 2005
Open AccessMaree Scully, Hannah Dixon et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2007
The aim of this study was to provide a current assessment of Australian secondary students' self-reported dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviour. This study also examined the relationship between television viewing and students' dietary behaviour. Data are from a cross-sectional survey of 18 486 secondary students in 2005 from all Australian states except Western Australia. Participants reported their usual daily consumption (number o…
The effects of television advertisements for junk food versus nutritious food on children's food attitudes and preferences
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen G Dixon et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2007Citada por: 46Referências: 32
The prostate cancer screening debate
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen Dixon et al.ARTICLEPublic Understanding of Science2009
This study explored older men's and their partners' reactions to a television news program on the medical debate surrounding the use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer screening. Six focus groups, split by gender and socio-economic status (SES), were conducted with men aged 50 years or older ( n = 28) and female partners of such men ( n = 13). A self-completion questionnaire was also used to yield quantitative indices…
Association between commercial television exposure and fast-food consumption among adults
Open AccessMaree Scully, Hannah Dixon et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2009
Objective To examine the association between television advertising exposure and adults’ consumption of fast foods. Design Cross-sectional telephone survey. Questions included measures of frequency of fast-food consumption at different meal times and average daily hours spent watching commercial television. Subjects/setting Subjects comprised 1495 adults (41 % response rate) aged ≥18 years from Victoria, Australia. Results Twenty-three per cent o…
Parent's responses to nutrient claims and sports celebrity endorsements on energy-dense and nutrient-poor foods
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2011
Objective To assess parents’ responses to common, potentially misleading strategies for marketing energy-dense and nutrient-poor (EDNP) child-oriented foods. Design Between-subjects online experiment to test whether nutrient claims and sports celebrity endorsements on the front of packs of EDNP products lead parents to prefer and rate these foods more favourably. Setting Australia. Subjects A total of 1551 parents of children aged 5–12 years, who…
Association between food marketing exposure and adolescents’ food choices and eating behaviors
Open AccessMaree Scully, Michael Wakefield et al.ARTICLEAppetite2012Citada por: 13Referências: 21
What types of nutrition menu labelling lead consumers to select less energy-dense fast food? An experimental study
Belinda Morley, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEAppetite2013Citada por: 11Referências: 49
Socio-economic disparities in Australian adolescents’ eating behaviours
Open AccessPhilippa Niven, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014
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…
Response to
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen Dixon et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2014
Can counter-advertising reduce pre-adolescent children's susceptibility to front-of-package promotions on unhealthy foods
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen Dixon et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2014Citada por: 3Referências: 25
Finding the keys to successful adult-targeted advertisements on obesity prevention
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015
Findings provide preliminary evidence of the most promising content and executional styles of ads that could be pursued as part of obesity prevention campaigns. Ads emphasising the negative health consequences of excess weight appear to elicit stronger cognitive and emotional responses from adults with overweight/obesity. However, careful pre-testing of these types of ads is needed prior to their inclusion in actual campaigns to ensure they do no…
What factors are associated with frequent unhealthy snack-food consumption among Australian secondary-school students
Open AccessPhilippa Niven, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015
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…
Identifying effective healthy weight and lifestyle advertisements
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen Dixon et al.ARTICLEAppetite2016Citada por: 1Referências: 19
Competing with big business
Open AccessMaree Scully, Emily Brennan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017
Dissemination of advocacy messages using inoculation or narrative components can help strengthen public resistance to subsequent anti-policy messages from industry groups
Factors associated with high consumption of soft drinks among Australian secondary-school students
Open AccessMaree Scully, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2017
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 …
Food marketing with movie character toys
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Helen Dixon et al.ARTICLEAppetite2017Citada por: 2Referências: 27
The impact of unhealthy food sponsorship vs. pro-health sponsorship models on young adults’ food preferences
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) registration number ACTRN12618000368235 . Retrospectively registered 12 March 2018
Community junior sport sponsorship
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018
Objective To explore children’s responses to sponsorship of community junior sport by unhealthy food brands and investigate the utility of alternative, pro-health sponsorship options. Design Between-subjects experiment, with four sponsorship conditions: A, non-food branding (control); B, unhealthy food branding; C, healthier food branding; D, obesity prevention campaign branding. Setting Online experiment conducted in schools. Participants were s…
Vegetable and fruit intake in Australian adolescents
Open AccessMichelle I Jongenelis, Michelle Jongenelis et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Citada por: 1Referências: 39
Parents’ reactions to unhealthy food v . pro-health sponsorship options for children’s sport
Open AccessMaree Scully, Michael Wakefield et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2020
Restrictions on unhealthy food sponsorship of children's sport are needed to prevent unhealthy food brands from exploiting junior sport sponsorship to enhance their appeal. Sponsorship of children's sport by healthier food brands or public health nutrition campaigns could help promote healthier food choices among parents
Can counter-advertising diminish persuasive effects of conventional and pseudo-healthy unhealthy food product advertising on parents
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020
Exposure to unhealthy product advertising promoted favourable perceptions of products and increased preferences for advertised products among parents. Counter-advertising interventions may bolster parents' resistance to persuasion by unhealthy product advertising and empower parents to more accurately evaluate advertised food products
Factors associated with frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students
Open AccessMaree Scully, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2020
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
Open AccessMaree Scully, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEAppetite2020Citada por: 1Referências: 36
Can counter-advertising protect spectators of elite sport against the influence of unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship? A naturalistic trial
Open AccessHannah Dixon, Maree Scully et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Citada por: 1Referências: 38
Secondary school canteens in Australia
Open AccessAshleigh Haynes, Belinda Morley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
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…