Research interests
Dr. Hayden's main area of research focuses on the psychosocial aspects of obesity, the difficulties with weight loss and weight loss prevention in adults and children. She is particularly interested in why most people are not able to maintain weight loss.
Teaching interests
HBS110: Health Behaviour
Dr Melissa Hayden has an interest in teaching undergraduate students in the area of health psychology. She primarily teaches within the Health Behaviour unit.
Health Behaviour aims to teach the skills, theories and concepts which underly behaviour modification. The unit focuses on individual behaviour change and the students undertake experiential and reflective learning approaches.
Publications
Exploring adults' dietary reporting accuracy using a repeated events framework
Stefanie Sharman, Melissa Hayden, Meaghan Danby, Justine Derbyshire
(2023), Vol. 37, pp. 876-888, Applied Cognitive Psychology, London, Eng., C1
L Hughes, M Hayden, J Bos, N Lawrence, G Youssef, R Borland, P Staiger
(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1
A Hindle, X De la Piedad Garcia, M Hayden, P O’Brien, L Brennan
(2020), Vol. 30, pp. 1347-1359, Obesity Surgery, United States, C1
J Plumridge, M Barham, D Foley, A Ware, G Clark, N Albein-Urios, M Hayden, J Lum
(2020), Vol. 14, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Switzerland, C1
Preconception and antenatal knowledge and beliefs about gestational weight gain
B Hill, M Hayden, S McPhie, C Bailey, H Skouteris
(2019), Vol. 59, pp. 634-640, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Australia, C1
UPPS-P impulsive personality traits and adolescent cigarette smoking: A meta-analysis
J Bos, M Hayden, J Lum, P Staiger
(2019), Vol. 197, pp. 335-343, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1
A randomized controlled trial of inhibitory control training for smoking cessation and reduction
J Bos, P Staiger, M Hayden, L Hughes, G Youssef, N Lawrence
(2019), Vol. 87, pp. 831-843, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Washington, D.C., C1
Cognitive impairment during pregnancy: A meta-analysis
S Davies, J Lum, H Skouteris, L Byrne, M Hayden
(2018), Vol. 208, pp. 35-40, Medical Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
P Staiger, M Hayden, K Guo, L Hughes, J Bos, N Lawrence
(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Public Health, England, C1
Meta-analysis of the relationship between impulsivity and substance-related cognitive biases
D Leung, P Staiger, M Hayden, J Lum, K Hall, V Manning, A Verdejo-Garcia
(2017), Vol. 172, pp. 21-33, Drug and alcohol dependence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Barham, G Clark, M Hayden, P Enticott, R Conduit, J Lum
(2017), Vol. 54, pp. 1393-1404, Psychophysiology, United States, C1
P Benton, H Skouteris, M Hayden
(2016), Vol. 186, pp. 799-814, Early child development and care, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Does maternal psychopathology increase the risk of pre-schooler obesity? A systematic review
P Benton, H Skouteris, M Hayden
(2015), Vol. 87, pp. 259-282, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Understanding gestational weight gain: the role of weight-related expectations and knowledge
S Mcphie, H Skouteris, B Hill, M Hayden
(2015), Vol. 55, pp. 21-26, Australian and New Zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, London, Eng., C1
J Hendrikse, R Cachia, E Kothe, S McPhie, H Skouteris, M Hayden
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 424-432, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
M Hayden, K Murphy, W Brown, P O'Brien
(2014), Vol. 24, pp. 1469-1475, Obesity surgery, Dordrecth, The Netherlands, C1
M Hayden, W Brown, L Brennan, P O’Brien
(2012), Vol. 22, pp. 1666-1675, Obesity surgery, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
K Henshall, A Sergejew, C McKay, G Rance, T Shea, M Hayden, H Innes-Brown, D Copolov
(2012), Vol. 84, pp. 130-139, International journal of psychophysiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Characterization of the improvement in depressive symptoms following Bariatric surgery
M Hayden, J Dixon, M Dixon, T Shea, P O’Brien
(2011), Vol. 21, pp. 328-335, Obesity surgery, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
M Hayden, M Dixon, J Dixon, J Playfair, P O’Brien
(2010), Vol. 3, pp. 7-14, Obesity facts, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Beck Depression inventory in obese individuals seeking surgery
M Hayden, J Dixon, M Dixon, P O’Brien
(2010), Vol. 20, pp. 432-439, Obesity surgery, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Motivation, readiness to change, and weight loss following adjustable gastric band surgery
J Dixon, C Laurie, M Anderson, M Hayden, M Dixon, P O’Brien
(2009), Vol. 17, pp. 698-705, Obesity, New York, N. Y., C1-1
M Hayden, J Dixon, L Piterman, P O’Brien
(2008), Vol. 14, pp. 9-18, Australian journal of primary health, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
J Dixon, M Hayden, G Lambert, T Dawood, M Anderson, M Dixon, P O’Brien
(2008), Vol. 16, pp. 2010-2015, Obesity, New York, N. Y., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
Sasha Davies
Thesis entitled: Behavioural and psychophysiological indices of cognitive differences during pregnancy
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Laura Hughes
Thesis entitled: Effectiveness of Inhibitory Control Training for Individuals who Smoke Cigarettes
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Karen Guo
Thesis entitled: Impulsivity and smoking: Development of a smoking cessation treatment
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Jessica Newhouse
Thesis entitled: The Role of Impulsivity in Obesity and Weight-Loss Maintenance
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology
James Plumridge
Thesis entitled: Language knowledge and visual speech processing: An EEG investigation
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Anna Ware
Thesis entitled: The Neural Substrates of Cognitive Control in Bilinguals
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Jason Bos
Thesis entitled: Targeting Impulsivity to Facilitate the Cessation of Cigarette Smoking
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Pree Benton
Thesis entitled: Maternal depression, anxiety, body dissatisfaction and self-esteem: do they increase the risk of pre-schooler obesity?
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology