Maria Valenti
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4792806 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Maria Valenti |
| NOMBRES | Maria |
| APELLIDO | Valenti |
| FIRMA | VALENTI M |
| AFILIACIONES | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7197-0130 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Substance use among transgender and cisgender high school students
Using data from a regional census survey of high school students, we compared substance use patterns between transgender and cisgender students, and students who did not know if they are transgender (DKT). Data from more than 23,000 youth from 26 high schools were used to compare alcohol-related behaviors, marijuana use, and non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) between these three groups. We also examined differences in substance use beh…
Special Section on LGBT Resilience Across Cultures
This special section addresses a gap area of resilience and LGBT well‐being. Although comprehensive global diversity regarding LGBT resilience was challenging to find, the special section includes representation from outside the US (Israel and Hong Kong), ethnic/racially diverse domestic populations, immigration, and one population for which LGBT identities might be considered marginalized—Christians in the US. The full range of LGBT identities a…
It Ain't All as Bad as it May Seem
This article explores the ways in which young, Black lesbians manage their sexual minority identity when experiencing sexual prejudice. Fourteen Black lesbians between the ages of 16 and 24 participated in semistructured interviews. Instances of sexual prejudice and the young women's responses were thematically analyzed using open and axial qualitative coding techniques. Results indicated that participants experienced sexual prejudice frequently …
Good gay females and babies' daddies
Communities have different norms and expectations regarding pregnancy and parenting and these norms affect individual reproductive behaviour. Using grounded theory, this paper examines sexual and gender norms that have implications for pregnancy, mothering and parenting within a community of young Black lesbians. In this community, pregnancy and parenting experiences affect participants' sexual and gender identities through the community discours…
IPPNW's 19 th World Congress demands fulfillment of pledge for a nuclear-weapons-free world
A medical appeal for a nuclear-weapons-free world; speaking out against violence
Working with youth on LGBT issues
This phenomenological qualitative study explores motivation for citizen participation in a local context by exploring the experiences of Gay‐Straight Alliance (GSA) club advisors from public high schools. Fourteen advisors from one midwestern state were randomly recruited for participation. Inductive and deductive qualitative analyses elucidated themes and subthemes surrounding the motivation for becoming an advisor. Two major themes that emerged…
Aiming for prevention – public health strategies to reduce firearm violence
Building the next generation of leaders in the disabilities movement
The results from this study highlight ways that the disabilities community within the USA can begin to further promote the numbers and qualities of its leaders. Twenty‐one grassroots and statewide leaders of the disabilities movement in one state described how they became a leader and identified ways that the disabilities movement can more effectively promote leadership within its ranks. Overall, our informants highlighted the need for the disabi…
A view from Pyongyang; a year of anniversaries; one bullet stories at the United Nations
IPPNW's ‘Aiming for Prevention’ Campaign on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Additional informationNotes on contributorsMichael ChristMichael Christ is Director of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War.Maria Valenti is the Director of IPPNW's ‘Aiming for Prevention’ campaign on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Working with youth on LGBT issues
This phenomenological qualitative study explores motivation for citizen participation in a local context by exploring the experiences of Gay‐Straight Alliance (GSA) club advisors from public high schools. Fourteen advisors from one midwestern state were randomly recruited for participation. Inductive and deductive qualitative analyses elucidated themes and subthemes surrounding the motivation for becoming an advisor. Two major themes that emerged…
It Ain't All as Bad as it May Seem
This article explores the ways in which young, Black lesbians manage their sexual minority identity when experiencing sexual prejudice. Fourteen Black lesbians between the ages of 16 and 24 participated in semistructured interviews. Instances of sexual prejudice and the young women's responses were thematically analyzed using open and axial qualitative coding techniques. Results indicated that participants experienced sexual prejudice frequently …
Building the next generation of leaders in the disabilities movement
The results from this study highlight ways that the disabilities community within the USA can begin to further promote the numbers and qualities of its leaders. Twenty‐one grassroots and statewide leaders of the disabilities movement in one state described how they became a leader and identified ways that the disabilities movement can more effectively promote leadership within its ranks. Overall, our informants highlighted the need for the disabi…
Special Section on LGBT Resilience Across Cultures
This special section addresses a gap area of resilience and LGBT well‐being. Although comprehensive global diversity regarding LGBT resilience was challenging to find, the special section includes representation from outside the US (Israel and Hong Kong), ethnic/racially diverse domestic populations, immigration, and one population for which LGBT identities might be considered marginalized—Christians in the US. The full range of LGBT identities a…
IPPNW's ‘Aiming for Prevention’ Campaign on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Additional informationNotes on contributorsMichael ChristMichael Christ is Director of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War.Maria Valenti is the Director of IPPNW's ‘Aiming for Prevention’ campaign on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
A view from Pyongyang; a year of anniversaries; one bullet stories at the United Nations
Building the next generation of leaders in the disabilities movement
The results from this study highlight ways that the disabilities community within the USA can begin to further promote the numbers and qualities of its leaders. Twenty‐one grassroots and statewide leaders of the disabilities movement in one state described how they became a leader and identified ways that the disabilities movement can more effectively promote leadership within its ranks. Overall, our informants highlighted the need for the disabi…
Aiming for prevention – public health strategies to reduce firearm violence
A medical appeal for a nuclear-weapons-free world; speaking out against violence
Working with youth on LGBT issues
This phenomenological qualitative study explores motivation for citizen participation in a local context by exploring the experiences of Gay‐Straight Alliance (GSA) club advisors from public high schools. Fourteen advisors from one midwestern state were randomly recruited for participation. Inductive and deductive qualitative analyses elucidated themes and subthemes surrounding the motivation for becoming an advisor. Two major themes that emerged…
IPPNW's 19 th World Congress demands fulfillment of pledge for a nuclear-weapons-free world
Good gay females and babies' daddies
Communities have different norms and expectations regarding pregnancy and parenting and these norms affect individual reproductive behaviour. Using grounded theory, this paper examines sexual and gender norms that have implications for pregnancy, mothering and parenting within a community of young Black lesbians. In this community, pregnancy and parenting experiences affect participants' sexual and gender identities through the community discours…
It Ain't All as Bad as it May Seem
This article explores the ways in which young, Black lesbians manage their sexual minority identity when experiencing sexual prejudice. Fourteen Black lesbians between the ages of 16 and 24 participated in semistructured interviews. Instances of sexual prejudice and the young women's responses were thematically analyzed using open and axial qualitative coding techniques. Results indicated that participants experienced sexual prejudice frequently …
Special Section on LGBT Resilience Across Cultures
This special section addresses a gap area of resilience and LGBT well‐being. Although comprehensive global diversity regarding LGBT resilience was challenging to find, the special section includes representation from outside the US (Israel and Hong Kong), ethnic/racially diverse domestic populations, immigration, and one population for which LGBT identities might be considered marginalized—Christians in the US. The full range of LGBT identities a…
Substance use among transgender and cisgender high school students
Using data from a regional census survey of high school students, we compared substance use patterns between transgender and cisgender students, and students who did not know if they are transgender (DKT). Data from more than 23,000 youth from 26 high schools were used to compare alcohol-related behaviors, marijuana use, and non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) between these three groups. We also examined differences in substance use beh…
Political science (9 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Law (6 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Gender Studies (4 obras) · Lesbian (4 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Social Psychology (4 obras) · Business (3 obras)