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Melinda Beckwith
Researcher at Monash University
Publications - 16
Citations - 810
Melinda Beckwith is an academic researcher from Monash University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social identity theory & Social identity approach. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 16 publications receiving 612 citations. Previous affiliations of Melinda Beckwith include Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre & University of Adelaide.
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Overcoming alcohol and other drug addiction as a process of social identity transition: the social identity model of recovery (SIMOR)
David Best,Melinda Beckwith,Catherine Haslam,S. Alexander Haslam,Jolanda Jetten,Emily Mawson,Dan I. Lubman +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that recovery is best understood as a personal journey of socially negotiated identity transition that occurs through changes in social networks and related meaningful activities, and use AA as a case study to illustrate this process of social identity transition.
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“Is it me or should my friends take the credit?” The role of social networks and social identity in recovery from addiction
Ramez Bathish,Ramez Bathish,David Best,David Best,Michael Savic,Melinda Beckwith,Jock Mackenzie,Dan I. Lubman,Dan I. Lubman +8 more
TL;DR: The authors explored the role of social network and social identity factors in recovery from addiction and found that the transition from addiction to recovery was characterized by an increase in social connectedness and changes in social network composition coupled with the emergence of a "recovery" identity.
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Social identity, social networks and recovery capital in emerging adulthood: A pilot study
Emily Mawson,David Best,David Best,David Best,Melinda Beckwith,Genevieve A. Dingle,Dan I. Lubman,Dan I. Lubman +7 more
TL;DR: Support was found for the role of social identity processes in reported recovery capital and quality of life in emerging adults through examining associations between social identity, social networks, recovery capital, andquality of life.
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Predictors of Flexibility in Social Identity Among People Entering a Therapeutic Community for Substance Abuse
TL;DR: In this article, the transition from a social network supportive of substance use to one that supports recovery was assessed in an adult therapeutic community (TC) at baseline and 2 weeks into treatment where residents increased identification with the TC, and reduced social identification with using groups.
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Companion Animals for Elderly Women: The Importance of Attachment
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted interviews with 11 elderly women and considered the themes that emerged from the data using qualitative methods and proposed that "attachment" is a pivotal factor that may help disentangle the complex and contradictory findings of previous studies.