Todd Becker
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6514847 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Todd Becker |
| PRENOMES | Todd |
| SOBRENOME | Becker |
| ASSINATURA | BECKER T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4170-1412 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Assessing prioritization of a good death across Brazil, Italy, Japan, and the United States
Empirically vetted measures capturing individual priorities for a good death are lacking. This study assessed the measurement properties, measurement invariance, and internal consistency reliability of a prospective measure, Prioritization of a Good Death Index. We used data from a probability sample ( N = 4,239) of the general public in Brazil ( n = 1,233), Italy ( n = 1,000), Japan ( n = 1,000), and the United States ( n = 1,006). We assessed a…
Of House and Home
Despite emerging as a core concern for street-based sex workers participating in prostitution diversion programmes (PDPs), housing has received limited empirical attention. In this article, we explore the meanings of housing in the context of court-affiliated PDPs in the US cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia based on interviews and focus groups with 31 PDP participants and 32 criminal legal system professionals. Three themes emerged: (a) housin…
Who Do We Call “Creepy?”
Like other forms of problem-solving justice, prostitution diversion programs (PDPs) are designed to (re)shape thinking and behaviors. The authority to surveil and punish stems from criminalization of sex work, itself an act of control over women and their bodies. The court cues normative behaviors through rewards and punishments based on information gleaned through ongoing surveillance in and out of court. Using a critical feminist lens, we draw …
Individual Characteristics Associated With Color-Blind Racial Attitudes in Master of Social Work Students
Schools of social work are tasked with preparing students to support the field’s ethical challenge of eliminating racism. Given that color-blind racial attitudes constitute a form of continued racism, identifying the factors associated with color-blind racial ideology (CBRI) in social work students represents a first step toward meeting this challenge. Drawing from critical race theory, this cross-sectional study surveyed a convenience sample of …
Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico
Social isolation is a well-established determinant of late-life well-being, and it may be particularly relevant for older adults in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María. The abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) is a widely used measure of social isolation, but it has not been validated with Spanish-speaking older adults. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language LSNS-6 and (2) e…
The intersection of sociopolitical trends and Aging Network training
The Aging Network provides services to over 11 million older adults and their caregivers annually. Three national conferences (AIRS, n4a, and NASUAD) support the diffusion of critical information to members of the Aging Network. This study employed a content analysis of these national conferences held between 2009 and 2018. An a priori coding scheme including major codes and subcodes utilized in an earlier study was modified for use in the curren…
Bereavement Support Services in a National Sample of Hospices
Although the Medicare Hospice Benefit mandates that hospices offer bereavement support services to families for at least 1 year following the death of a patient, it does not stipulate which services they should offer. As a result, little is known about what bereavement support services hospices provide, especially on a national scale. The current study recruited a national sample of hospice representatives who responded to an open-ended question …
Health care utilization as a predictor of death anxiety in older adults
The relationship between health care utilization and death anxiety in older adults is underexplored. This secondary analysis of the 2012 Health and Retirement Study examined health care utilization as a predictor of death anxiety in a nationally representative sample of American older adults ( N = 3,960). Hierarchical binary logistic regression results revealed that overnight hospitalization, overnight nursing home placement, and outpatient visit…
Who Do We Call “Creepy?”
Like other forms of problem-solving justice, prostitution diversion programs (PDPs) are designed to (re)shape thinking and behaviors. The authority to surveil and punish stems from criminalization of sex work, itself an act of control over women and their bodies. The court cues normative behaviors through rewards and punishments based on information gleaned through ongoing surveillance in and out of court. Using a critical feminist lens, we draw …
Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico
Social isolation is a well-established determinant of late-life well-being, and it may be particularly relevant for older adults in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María. The abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) is a widely used measure of social isolation, but it has not been validated with Spanish-speaking older adults. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language LSNS-6 and (2) e…
Health care utilization as a predictor of death anxiety in older adults
The relationship between health care utilization and death anxiety in older adults is underexplored. This secondary analysis of the 2012 Health and Retirement Study examined health care utilization as a predictor of death anxiety in a nationally representative sample of American older adults ( N = 3,960). Hierarchical binary logistic regression results revealed that overnight hospitalization, overnight nursing home placement, and outpatient visit…
The intersection of sociopolitical trends and Aging Network training
The Aging Network provides services to over 11 million older adults and their caregivers annually. Three national conferences (AIRS, n4a, and NASUAD) support the diffusion of critical information to members of the Aging Network. This study employed a content analysis of these national conferences held between 2009 and 2018. An a priori coding scheme including major codes and subcodes utilized in an earlier study was modified for use in the curren…
Bereavement Support Services in a National Sample of Hospices
Although the Medicare Hospice Benefit mandates that hospices offer bereavement support services to families for at least 1 year following the death of a patient, it does not stipulate which services they should offer. As a result, little is known about what bereavement support services hospices provide, especially on a national scale. The current study recruited a national sample of hospice representatives who responded to an open-ended question …
Individual Characteristics Associated With Color-Blind Racial Attitudes in Master of Social Work Students
Schools of social work are tasked with preparing students to support the field’s ethical challenge of eliminating racism. Given that color-blind racial attitudes constitute a form of continued racism, identifying the factors associated with color-blind racial ideology (CBRI) in social work students represents a first step toward meeting this challenge. Drawing from critical race theory, this cross-sectional study surveyed a convenience sample of …
Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico
Social isolation is a well-established determinant of late-life well-being, and it may be particularly relevant for older adults in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María. The abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) is a widely used measure of social isolation, but it has not been validated with Spanish-speaking older adults. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language LSNS-6 and (2) e…
Of House and Home
Despite emerging as a core concern for street-based sex workers participating in prostitution diversion programmes (PDPs), housing has received limited empirical attention. In this article, we explore the meanings of housing in the context of court-affiliated PDPs in the US cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia based on interviews and focus groups with 31 PDP participants and 32 criminal legal system professionals. Three themes emerged: (a) housin…
Who Do We Call “Creepy?”
Like other forms of problem-solving justice, prostitution diversion programs (PDPs) are designed to (re)shape thinking and behaviors. The authority to surveil and punish stems from criminalization of sex work, itself an act of control over women and their bodies. The court cues normative behaviors through rewards and punishments based on information gleaned through ongoing surveillance in and out of court. Using a critical feminist lens, we draw …
Assessing prioritization of a good death across Brazil, Italy, Japan, and the United States
Empirically vetted measures capturing individual priorities for a good death are lacking. This study assessed the measurement properties, measurement invariance, and internal consistency reliability of a prospective measure, Prioritization of a Good Death Index. We used data from a probability sample ( N = 4,239) of the general public in Brazil ( n = 1,233), Italy ( n = 1,000), Japan ( n = 1,000), and the United States ( n = 1,006). We assessed a…
Psychology (7 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Gerontology (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Psychiatry (4 obras) · Social Psychology (4 obras) · Clinical Psychology (3 obras) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 obras)