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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2023
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Jennifer N. Becnel

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2015); University of California, San Francisco (2006–2008); Arizona State University (2008–2011)

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 34 pubs 422 cited

  • Humans
  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Male
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • United States
  • Risk-Taking
  • Body Weight
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Prospective Studies

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jennifer N. Becnel's research focuses on adolescent health, risk-taking behaviors, and social factors influencing well-being. She has investigated grade retention and school dropout rates, examining how these issues vary across different childhood and early adolescent stages. Her work also explores the connections between adverse family environments, social media use, and intimate partner violence among adolescents. Becnel has studied treatment-seeking behaviors for individuals recovering from eating disorders and has examined beliefs surrounding unsanctioned adult cannabis use in a changing socio-political landscape. Additionally, her research has addressed the needs of foster parents and explored diversification options for Native American tribal enterprises. Becnel has published 34 works, accumulating 419 citations and an h-index of 12. She has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Amanda Terrell on four shared publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 34
  • Citations: 422

Selected Publications

  • Salient Beliefs Associated with Unsanctioned Adult Cannabis Use in an Evolving Socio-Political Environment (2023)
    Substance Use & Misuse DOI OpenAlex
  • Adolescents’ adverse family context and intimate partner violence: Mediating role of social media experience (2022)
    Current Psychology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Winery diversification options for Native American tribal enterprises (2022)
    International Hospitality Review 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Needs of Foster Parents (2021)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Grade Retention and School Dropout: Comparing Specific Grade Levels Across Childhood and Early Adolescence (2021)
    The Journal of Early Adolescence 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Understanding Treatment‐Seeking Behavior among Female Survivors of Eating Disorders (2021)
    Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Medical, Recreational, and Mixed Marijuana Users: An Examination of Physical and Mental Health Correlates (2020)
    Journal of Human Sciences and Extension DOI OpenAlex
  • Resilience in Women: Disrupting Cascades of Adversity with Trauma-Informed Practice (2020)
    Emerging issues in family and individual resilience 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Profiles of Substance Use in Adolescents With Severe Obesity (2020)
    Youth & Society 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Latent Profile Analysis of Young Adult Lifestyle Behaviors (2019)
    American Journal of Health Behavior 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Body Image and Self-Esteem in Female College Students of Healthy Weight and Excess Weight: The Mediating Role of Weight Stigma (2019)
    American Journal of Undergraduate Research 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Using Latent Class Growth Modeling to Examine Longitudinal Patterns of Body Mass Index Change from Adolescence to Adulthood (2019)
    Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation on Mental Health Among Young Adults (OR15-03-19) (2019)
    Current Developments in Nutrition 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • “Good Guys Don’t Rape”: Greek and Non-Greek College Student Perpetrator Rape Myths (2018)
    Behavioral Sciences 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Love-bombing: A Narcissistic Approach to Relationship Formation (2017)
    Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences 14 citations DOI OpenAlex

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