Simone McCarthy

ORCID: 0000-0003-2671-3511
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Research Areas
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Digital Games and Media
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Media, Gender, and Advertising
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Wine Industry and Tourism
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Doping in Sports
  • Health and Wellbeing Research
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Sex and Gender in Healthcare
  • Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments

Deakin University
2018-2025

Abstract The commercial determinants of health (CDoH) have a significant impact on the and well-being children young people (subsequently referred to as people). While most research has focused influence harmful industry marketing people, more recent CDoH frameworks emphasized that range systems practices may well-being. Focusing traditional digital media, contemporary strategies corporate production consumption processes, following article outlines wellbeing people. also provides evidence...

10.1093/heapro/daad185 article EN cc-by Health Promotion International 2024-01-31

Abstract Young people’s exposure to gambling marketing has had a clear impact on their attitudes, risk perceptions and consumption intentions. Celebrities social media influencers (SMIs) are increasingly used by the industry in wide range of promotions. While there is evidence that these types promotions influential shaping young attitudes towards other harmful products, limited relation gambling. Qualitative focus groups (n = 22) with n 64, 12–17 year olds were conducted Australia. These...

10.1093/heapro/daae012 article EN cc-by Health Promotion International 2024-02-01

Abstract Online qualitative surveys—those surveys that prioritise questions and interpretivist values—have rich potential for researchers, particularly in new or emerging areas of public health. However, there is limited discussion about the practical development methodological implications such surveys, health researchers. This poses challenges funders, ethics committees, peer reviewers assessing rigour robustness research, deciding appropriateness method answering different research...

10.1093/heapro/daae061 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Health Promotion International 2024-06-01

Research has demonstrated that the promotion of gambling, particularly within sport, may have a significant impact on positively shaping young people’s attitudes towards gambling. While some governments implemented restrictions to limit exposure gambling advertising, few studies investigated where people recall seeing and whether they perceive advertising gone far enough in reducing these promotions. Mixed methods, interviewer-assisted surveys were conducted with n = 111 aged 11–16 years,...

10.1186/s12954-018-0254-6 article EN cc-by Harm Reduction Journal 2018-10-19

Women's participation in, and harm from gambling, is steadily increasing. There has been very limited research to investigate how gambling behaviour, product preferences, perceptions of may vary across subgroups women.This study surveyed a convenience sample 509 women Victoria New South Wales, Australia. Women were asked range questions about their socio-demographic characteristics behaviour. Focusing on four products in Australia-casino electronic machines (EGMs), horse betting, sports...

10.1186/s12954-018-0227-9 article EN cc-by Harm Reduction Journal 2018-04-24

The normalisation of gambling for young people is a growing public health challenge. Despite initiatives aimed at reducing people's exposure to unhealthy products, there still little understanding how they may be exposed gambling. Using social theory, this study explore observations products and promotions within their everyday environments. In-depth interviews were conducted with 54 (n = 25 girls, n 29 boys, aged 11–17 years) in Australia. Convenience then snowball purposive recruitment...

10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100220 article EN cc-by-nc-nd SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 2023-01-10

Abstract Perceptions of the risks associated with climate crisis are shaped by a range social and political contexts information sources. While some have expressed concerns about impact spread misinformation through media platforms on young people, others shown that youth movement has played key role in countering misinformation. Despite this, there been very limited research children how they conceptualize crisis, receive information, understand apply this to their own others’ lives. The...

10.1093/heapro/daae023 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Health Promotion International 2024-03-07

Abstract The influence of commercial actors, practices and processes on the health wellbeing women is still not well understood. alcohol industry has developed a range products to appeal new ‘health conscious’ markets, such as ‘low-calorie’ ‘low-sugar’ products. While these may have specific for women, there been little in-depth research that sought understand how conceptualize symbolic meanings associate with An online qualitatively led survey was conducted n = 497 Australian who had...

10.1093/heapro/daad184 article EN cc-by Health Promotion International 2023-12-01

Marketing has a significant impact on the normalisation of gambling for youth across globe. This included shaping positive attitudes towards gambling, as well increasing social and cultural acceptance - particularly aligned with valued activities such sport. Because this, public health experts argue that marketing poses risk to wellbeing youth. While young people are increasingly exposed to, impacted by products, they rarely consulted about policy issues options. study aimed explore...

10.1186/s12889-024-19331-x article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2024-07-26

To understand the range of factors that may influence normalisation gambling for young women in Victoria, Australia.In-depth qualitative telephone interviews with 45 aged 18-34 years.Young were exposed to environments and some from an early age. Family members key facilitators these activities. Once reaching legal age gambling, peers boyfriends instrumental women's practices. Women attributed excessive marketing, feminised environments, widespread availability community.This study found...

10.1111/1753-6405.13024 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2020-09-21

The climate crisis poses a significant public health threat to current and future generations. Limited research has examined young people's perspectives about the role of social media for awareness, action, policy change. Qualitatively led online survey n=500 Australians (aged 15-24). Questions focused on effectiveness platforms in communicating need with TikTok videos used prompt appeal strategies campaigns. Data were analysed using reflexive approach thematic analysis. Participants...

10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100111 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2023-12-22

Abstract Background The climate crisis is a significant risk to the health and wellbeing of children, young people, future generations. While there are calls for children people’s engagement in decision making, current power structures limit their participation. This paper aimed understand children’s perspectives about impact on futures, ability influence decisions, strategies mechanisms facilitate greater decisions made crisis. Methods Online in-depth interviews were conducted with n = 28...

10.1186/s12889-024-19406-9 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2024-07-12

Abstract The climate crisis is recognised as a significant public health threat with disproportionate and inequitable impact on the of children young people. Despite their successful engagement in advocacy initiatives, limited research has explored how to engage people such initiatives for climate. This study conducted qualitatively led online survey n = 511 Australia (aged 15–24 years) examine perceptions impacts crisis, including COVID-19 pandemic action, government responses mechanisms...

10.1007/s43151-024-00155-w article EN cc-by Journal of Applied Youth Studies 2025-03-12

Introduction: Parents can play an important role in shaping youth vaping attitudes and behaviours, are stakeholders advocating for policy reforms to protect the health of children young people. Few studies have qualitatively investigated parents’ perceptions factors that contribute normalisation This study aimed understand range parents attributed as playing a people, risks these products pose wellbeing Methods: An online qualitative survey was conducted December 2022 with n = 455 Australian...

10.1177/17579139251319668 article EN Perspectives in Public Health 2025-04-01

Background: Women make up a significant proportion of all gamblers globally. However, there has been limited research which explored women's gambling and the factors that may women, subgroups vulnerable to harm.Methods: Using Constructivist Grounded Theory approach, semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 women aged 55 years over who regularly gambled on electronic machines (EGMs).Results Key identified illustrate older experiences are presented according four determinants health:...

10.1080/16066359.2021.1906864 article EN Addiction Research & Theory 2021-04-13

Abstract Background Gambling poses a global threat to public health due its far‐reaching impacts. Research has demonstrated ripple effect of harmful gambling on social network members and broader communities. While researchers have documented extreme harms associated with an affected other, limited research qualitatively investigated how women describe their concerns about the member, any subsequent negative impacts own lives. Methods An online panel survey was conducted aged 18 years older,...

10.1002/hpja.608 article EN cc-by Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2022-04-26

Abstract Conflicts of interest (COIs) have the potential to create bias in research, policy and practice. Although disclosure cannot fully protect individuals public from vested interests, it is an important step support trust scientific discourse, transparency decision-making. However, COIs are often unreported, underreported or difficult identify. This study aimed assess extent which voluntarily declared by those who make submissions government inquiries relating health, focusing on 2024...

10.1093/heapro/daae150 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Health Promotion International 2024-11-21

Abstract Public health researchers have investigated how youth are exposed to and influenced by traditional forms of commercial marketing from health-harming industries. Limited research has opinions about the broader public relations strategies these This study aimed understand perceptions impact influence a range used harming An online qualitative survey was conducted with n = 518, 16- 24-year-olds living in Victoria, Australia. Participants were asked consider broad industries on youth,...

10.1093/heapro/daae157 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Health Promotion International 2024-11-21
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