Jennifer E Becan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4508877 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer E Becan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer E |
| FAMILY NAME | Becan |
| SIGNATURE | BECAN J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Christian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7341-2431 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does Criminal History Predict Pre-Incarceration Substance Use and Substance Use Treatment Need Among People in Prison?
This paper investigated the degree to which legally-involved individuals’ criminal history was related to their responses on a validated screener for substance use. Using data from 56,000 people released from the Illinois Department of Corrections, this study examined whether prior arrests, arrests for violent crimes, and arrests for drug-law crimes were associated with substance use prior to prison, the identification of which drug caused the in…
Site engagement in implementation research
Scales for participant Alliance with Recovery Coach (SPARC)
Recovery coaches are individuals with lived experience with recovery from substance use disorder who typically engender a greater sense of trust than found with other types of healthcare providers. However, there currently are no validated tools that measure the connection between recovery coaches and their participants. The purpose of this study was to describe the initial development of the Scales for Participant Alliance with Recovery Coach (S…
Avoidance self-efficacy
A model for rigorously applying the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (Epis) framework in the design and measurement of a large scale collaborative multi-site study
BACKGROUND: This paper describes the means by which a United States National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded cooperative, Juvenile Justice-Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS), utilized an established implementation science framework in conducting a multi-site, multi-research center implementation intervention initiative. The initiative aimed to bolster the ability of juvenile justice agenc…
Using Goal Achievement Training in juvenile justice settings to improve substance use services for youth on community supervision
BACKGROUND: The link between substance use and involvement in the juvenile justice system has been well established. Justice-involved youth tend to have higher rates of drug use than their non-offending peers. At the same time, continued use can contribute to an elevated risk of recidivism, which leads to further, and oftentimes more serious, involvement with the juvenile justice system. Because of these high rates of use, the juvenile justice sy…
Effectiveness of a Theoretically-Based Judgment and Decision Making Intervention for Adolescents
Predictors of Physical Altercation among Adolescents in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
This study tested the hypothesis that basic social information-processing components represented by family conflict, peer aggression, and pro-aggression cognitive scripts are related to aggression and social problems among adolescents in substance abuse treatment. The sample consisted of 547 adolescents in two community-based residential facilities. Correlation results indicated that more peer aggression is related to more pro-aggression scripts;…
Predictors of Physical Altercation among Adolescents in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
This study tested the hypothesis that basic social information-processing components represented by family conflict, peer aggression, and pro-aggression cognitive scripts are related to aggression and social problems among adolescents in substance abuse treatment. The sample consisted of 547 adolescents in two community-based residential facilities. Correlation results indicated that more peer aggression is related to more pro-aggression scripts;…
Effectiveness of a Theoretically-Based Judgment and Decision Making Intervention for Adolescents
Predictors of Physical Altercation among Adolescents in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
This study tested the hypothesis that basic social information-processing components represented by family conflict, peer aggression, and pro-aggression cognitive scripts are related to aggression and social problems among adolescents in substance abuse treatment. The sample consisted of 547 adolescents in two community-based residential facilities. Correlation results indicated that more peer aggression is related to more pro-aggression scripts;…
A model for rigorously applying the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (Epis) framework in the design and measurement of a large scale collaborative multi-site study
BACKGROUND: This paper describes the means by which a United States National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded cooperative, Juvenile Justice-Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS), utilized an established implementation science framework in conducting a multi-site, multi-research center implementation intervention initiative. The initiative aimed to bolster the ability of juvenile justice agenc…
Using Goal Achievement Training in juvenile justice settings to improve substance use services for youth on community supervision
BACKGROUND: The link between substance use and involvement in the juvenile justice system has been well established. Justice-involved youth tend to have higher rates of drug use than their non-offending peers. At the same time, continued use can contribute to an elevated risk of recidivism, which leads to further, and oftentimes more serious, involvement with the juvenile justice system. Because of these high rates of use, the juvenile justice sy…
Scales for participant Alliance with Recovery Coach (SPARC)
Recovery coaches are individuals with lived experience with recovery from substance use disorder who typically engender a greater sense of trust than found with other types of healthcare providers. However, there currently are no validated tools that measure the connection between recovery coaches and their participants. The purpose of this study was to describe the initial development of the Scales for Participant Alliance with Recovery Coach (S…
Avoidance self-efficacy
Site engagement in implementation research
Does Criminal History Predict Pre-Incarceration Substance Use and Substance Use Treatment Need Among People in Prison?
This paper investigated the degree to which legally-involved individuals’ criminal history was related to their responses on a validated screener for substance use. Using data from 56,000 people released from the Illinois Department of Corrections, this study examined whether prior arrests, arrests for violent crimes, and arrests for drug-law crimes were associated with substance use prior to prison, the identification of which drug caused the in…
Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works)