Scarlett Smout

Jul 19, 2024 | mindfood.com | Scarlett Smout |Katrina E Champion |Lauren Gardner

But with young people struggling to deal with mounting mental health issues, it’s crucial we don’t get tunnel vision and instead remember all the lifestyle levers that can play a role. Our research tracked Australian high school students from 71 schools across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Over time, improvements in sleep, fruit and vegetable intake, and exercise were associated with small but significant improvements in mental health.

Jul 10, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Scarlett Smout |Katrina E Champion |Lauren Gardner

Judging by recent headlines and policy ideas, you might think screen time is the only lifestyle behavior influencing teen well-being. But with young people struggling to deal with mounting mental health issues, it's crucial we don't get tunnel vision and instead remember all the lifestyle levers that can play a role. Our research, published today, tracked Australian high school students from 71 schools across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

Jul 9, 2024 | theconversation.com | Scarlett Smout |Katrina E Champion |Lauren Gardner

Judging by recent headlines and policy ideas, you might think screen time is the only lifestyle behaviour influencing teen wellbeing. But with young people struggling to deal with mounting mental health issues, it’s crucial we don’t get tunnel vision and instead remember all the lifestyle levers that can play a role. Our research, published today, tracked Australian high school students from 71 schools across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

May 14, 2023 | insightplus.mja.com.au | Scarlett Smout

Six modifiable factors may hold the key to improving the mental health of Australian adolescents, write PhD candidate Scarlett Smout and Dr Lauren Gardner from the Matilda Centre at the University of Sydney. As many doctors would know, rates of youth mental disorders markedly over the past two decades.

Apr 10, 2023 | journals.sagepub.com | Scarlett Smout |Lauren Gardner |Katrina E Champion |Bridie Osman

PDF / ePubAbstractObjective:Research shows highly palatable foods can elicit addictive eating behaviours or ‘food addiction’. Early adolescence is theorised to be a vulnerable period for the onset of addictive eating behaviours, yet minimal research has examined this. This study explored the prevalence and correlates of addictive eating behaviours in a large early adolescent sample. Methods:6640 Australian adolescents (Mage = 12.7 ± 0.5, 49%F) completed an online survey.