Scott Fatt

Macquarie University · Department of Psychology

There is growing evidence of prior experiences of trauma and trauma-related symptoms among people with eating disorders; however, there is little understanding as to how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and exposure to traumatic events affect treatment outcomes. Without this knowledge, eating disorder clinicians are unable to tailor treatment...

Insight can be impaired in individuals with an eating disorder and the nature of this impairment can vary. Although this topic has been the focus of several studies and reviews, methodologies used to assess insight have received less attention. A scoping review was conducted using a systematic search of articles before January 2021 to elucidate the...

Purpose Little is known regarding correlates of help-seeking for a body image problem in adolescents with an eating disorder. This study provides the first population-based investigation of help-seeking correlates among adolescents with an eating disorder. Methods Australian adolescents (N = 1002, 75.5% female, mean age = 15.14, SD = 1.40) who met...

Aim Many adolescents who meet diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder do not self‐identify as having a problem and may consequently be less likely to seek help. Extant research investigating self‐identification has been limited to specific populations (ie, girls meeting criteria for bulimic‐type eating disorders). This study investigated how sel...

Study objectives: Physiological dearousal characterized by an increase in parasympathetic nervous system activity is important for good-quality sleep. Previous research shows that nocturnal parasympathetic activity (reflected by heart rate variability [HRV]) is diminished in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), suggesting hypervigilant...

Objective Given the fundamental emotional, social and physical development that occurs during the early years of life, childhood experiences are formative in shaping a person’s life trajectory. Childhood trauma is a prevalent, multifaceted issue with well-documented long-term adverse health effects in clinical populations however; the impact of chi...

Exposure to fitspiration content via social media can influence women’s body satisfaction and exercise inspiration, but fitspiration exposure has not been investigated in men. This study examined links between the frequency of viewing fitspiration content on Instagram, and men’s body satisfaction, appearance-based exercise motivation and health-bas...

Purpose of Review Unexplained fatigue is commonly reported in the general population, with varying severity. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) sits at the extreme of the fatigue continuum, yet more individuals experience unexplained prolonged fatigue (1–6-month duration) or chronic fatigue (> 6 months) that, although debil...

How can we best align learning analytics practices with disciplinary knowledge practices in order to support student learning? Although learning analytics itself is an interdisciplinary field, it tends to take a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to the collection, measurement, and reporting of data, overlooking disciplinary knowledge practices. In line...