Minnesota State University, Mankato

About: Minnesota State University, Mankato is a education organization based out in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Curriculum. The organization has 1598 authors who have published 2737 publications receiving 54774 citations. The organization is also known as: Minnesota State & MN State University.

Stigma, mental health, and resilience in an online sample of the US transgender population.

Abstract: Objectives. We assessed the association between minority stress, mental health, and potential ameliorating factors in a large, community-based, geographically diverse sample of the US transgender population.Methods. In 2003, we recruited through the Internet a sample of 1093 male-to-female and female-to-male transgender persons, stratified by gender. Participants completed an online survey that included standardized measures of mental health. Guided by the minority stress model, we evaluated associations between stigma and mental health and tested whether indicators of resilience (family support, peer support, identity pride) moderated these associations.Results. Respondents had a high prevalence of clinical depression (44.1%), anxiety (33.2%), and somatization (27.5%). Social stigma was positively associated with psychological distress. Peer support (from other transgender people) moderated this relationship. We found few differences by gender identity.Conclusions. Our findings support the minority stres...

Issues of Validity in Openly Ideological Research: Between a Rock and a Soft Place.

Abstract: In this paper, I attempt to reconceptualize validity within the context of openly ideological research.~ The usefulness of this reconceptualization is tested by applying it to examples from three explicitly value-based research programs: feminist research, neo-Marxist critical ethnography, and Freirian "empowering" research. 2 Finally, validity issues within research committed to a more equitable social order are discussed.

Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

Abstract: The Stardust spacecraft collected thousands of particles from comet 81P/Wild 2 and returned them to Earth for laboratory study. The preliminary examination of these samples shows that the nonvolatile portion of the comet is an unequilibrated assortment of materials that have both presolar and solar system origin. The comet contains an abundance of silicate grains that are much larger than predictions of interstellar grain models, and many of these are high-temperature minerals that appear to have formed in the inner regions of the solar nebula. Their presence in a comet proves that the formation of the solar system included mixing on the grandest scales.

Avoiding Traps in Member Checking

Abstract: Due to the variations of design and protocol in qualitative inquiry, researchers may inadvertently create problems for themselves in terms of the trustworthiness of their research Miscommunication between participants and researchers can especially arise from the unique and unpredictable nature of human dynamics In this paper I contend that such problems, or traps, can easily and at times unknowingly be set during the qualitative process known as member checking, threatening the researcher/participant relationship and possibly the stability of the study In this paper, I examine member checking through five vignettes personally experienced These vignettes are preceded by a presentation of common procedures for increasing trustworthiness, and are followed by several recommendations for avoiding the setting and triggering of member checking traps Key Words: Narrative Inquiry, Qualitative, Member Checking, and Trustworthiness