Melinda Beckwith

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 794 citations indexed

About

Melinda Beckwith is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melinda Beckwith has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 794 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in General Health Professions, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melinda Beckwith's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (10 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (7 papers) and Community Health and Development (7 papers). Melinda Beckwith is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (10 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (7 papers) and Community Health and Development (7 papers). Melinda Beckwith collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Melinda Beckwith's co-authors include David Best, Dan I. Lubman, Catherine Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, S. Alexander Haslam, Genevieve A. Dingle, Michael Savic, Ramez Bathish, Anna Chur‐Hansen and Helen R. Winefield and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Applied Social Psychology and AIDS and Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Melinda Beckwith

16 papers receiving 774 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Overcoming alcohol and other drug addiction as a process of social identity transition: the social identity model of recovery (SIMOR)

2015 335 citations David Best, Melinda Beckwith et al. Addiction Research & Theory profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melinda Beckwith Australia	13	391	347	184	182	129	17	794
Ellen L. Vaughan United States	17	163 0.4×	285 0.8×	203 1.1×	347 1.9×	204 1.6×	50	849
Christie J. Rizzo United States	18	285 0.7×	96 0.3×	123 0.7×	468 2.6×	289 2.2×	45	954
María Félix‐Ortiz United States	9	256 0.7×	294 0.8×	112 0.6×	402 2.2×	229 1.8×	14	792
Megan Mathers Australia	10	103 0.3×	129 0.4×	91 0.5×	297 1.6×	123 1.0×	13	714
Diana Marshall United States	6	335 0.9×	291 0.8×	53 0.3×	256 1.4×	53 0.4×	8	753
Michele Moore United States	16	383 1.0×	202 0.6×	100 0.5×	198 1.1×	105 0.8×	46	821
Lily D. McNair United States	16	404 1.0×	185 0.5×	175 1.0×	476 2.6×	321 2.5×	23	1.1k
Jason M. Lang United States	16	379 1.0×	48 0.1×	76 0.4×	713 3.9×	71 0.6×	34	1.0k
James W. Amell United States	5	137 0.4×	52 0.1×	165 0.9×	464 2.5×	228 1.8×	8	797

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Ma, Jun, Susan Yeager, A.J. van der Ham, et al.. (2025). Barriers and Facilitators to PrEP Adherence among Transgender and Non-binary Individuals: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Psychosocial Factors and Health Belief Model Constructs. AIDS and Behavior. 29(11). 3687–3702.

Dingle, Genevieve A., Catherine Haslam, David Best, et al.. (2019). Social identity differentiation predicts commitment to sobriety and wellbeing in residents of therapeutic communities. Social Science & Medicine. 237. 112459–112459. 32 indexed citations

Best, David, et al.. (2019). Stigma related to health conditions and offending behaviors: Social distance among students of health and social sciences.. Stigma and Health. 5(1). 38–52. 3 indexed citations

Beckwith, Melinda, David Best, Michael Savic, et al.. (2019). Social Identity Mapping in Addiction Recovery (SIM-AR): extension and application of a visual method. Addiction Research & Theory. 27(6). 462–471. 35 indexed citations

Haslam, Catherine, David Best, Genevieve A. Dingle, et al.. (2019). Social group membership before treatment for substance dependence predicts early identification and engagement with treatment communities. Addiction Research & Theory. 27(5). 363–372. 22 indexed citations

Bathish, Ramez, et al.. (2017). “Is it me or should my friends take the credit?” The role of social networks and social identity in recovery from addiction. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 47(1). 35–46. 85 indexed citations

Beckwith, Melinda, Ana‐Maria Bliuc, & David Best. (2016). What the recovery movement tells us about prefigurative politics. Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 4(1). 238–251. 26 indexed citations

Haslam, Catherine, et al.. (2016). Social identity mapping: measuring social identity change in recovery from addiction. 155–171. 4 indexed citations

Bliuc, Ana‐Maria, David Best, Melinda Beckwith, & Muhammad Iqbal. (2016). Online support communities in addiction recovery: capturing social interaction and identity change through analyses of online communication. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 137–154. 5 indexed citations

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Best, David, Catherine Haslam, Petra K. Staiger, et al.. (2016). Social networks and recovery (SONAR): characteristics of a longitudinal outcome study in five therapeutic communities in Australia. 37(3). 131–139. 15 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2015). Social identity, social networks and recovery capital in emerging adulthood: A pilot study. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 10(1). 45–45. 76 indexed citations

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Best, David, Melinda Beckwith, Catherine Haslam, et al.. (2015). Overcoming alcohol and other drug addiction as a process of social identity transition: the social identity model of recovery (SIMOR). Addiction Research & Theory. 24(2). 111–123. 335 indexed citations breakdown →

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Beckwith, Melinda, et al.. (2015). Predictors of Flexibility in Social Identity Among People Entering a Therapeutic Community for Substance Abuse. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 33(1). 93–104. 51 indexed citations

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Best, David, et al.. (2013). The role of abstinence and activity in the quality of life of drug users engaged in treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 45(3). 273–279. 31 indexed citations

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Roberts, Rachel, Melinda Beckwith, & David Watts. (2010). Mothers' intentions to introduce their adolescent to alcohol use: does mothers' alcohol use effect intentions?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 34(3). 281–287. 15 indexed citations

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Chur‐Hansen, Anna, Helen R. Winefield, & Melinda Beckwith. (2009). Companion Animals for Elderly Women: The Importance of Attachment. Qualitative Research in Psychology. 6(4). 281–293. 32 indexed citations

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Chur‐Hansen, Anna, Helen R. Winefield, & Melinda Beckwith. (2008). Reasons Given by Elderly Men and Women for Not Owning a Pet, and the Implications for Clinical Practice and Research. Journal of Health Psychology. 13(8). 988–995. 27 indexed citations

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