Every year Augsburg celebrates the creativity and research of our Undergraduates at the Zyzzogeton festival hosted by the URGO, McNair, and STEM programs.
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Gaze Patterns toward Females and Males
Savannah Stevens
We examined the influence of participant gender, sex of target and task orientation (judging appearance vs. personality) on participants’ tendency to exhibit an objectifying gaze. Preliminary results indicate no significant effects for any of the independent variables and no significant interactions.
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Understanding the Needs of Transgender Young Adults Dually Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Depression
Elizabeth Whalen
This study investigates the mental health treatment experiences of one transgender young adult and one genderqueer young adult who are dually diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and depression. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with these young adults and two of their parents. Interview questions centered around participants’ mental health treatment needs and experiences. The researcher conducted a phenomenological analysis of the data that yielded individual meaning units and global meaning units. The analysis found that individuals in this population experience low self-esteem, social difficulties, and a lack of appropriate mental health services.
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Validation of Modified Functional Movement Screen (MFMS) in NCAA DIII Female Soccer Players
Tiffany Widseth
Background: The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is comprised of seven tests to identify compensatory movement patterns that may increase injury risk and reduce performance. A modified FMS (MFMS) was created by Augsburg Athletic Trainers to improve screening efficiency and includes three original FMS tests: shoulder mobility, active straight leg raise, trunk stability pushup, and a newly added test; the vertical drop jump (VDJ), all scored on a simplified 0-2 scale. Objective: This study aimed to validate the MFMS for DIII female soccer players. Methods: Sixteen NCAA DIII soccer players and twenty non-athlete controls were recruited and completed two trials of FMS and MFMS. Reliability was calculated as Pearson Product Moment. Concurrent validity was calculated between FMS and MFMS scores, using R Statistical Software. Results: Mean age of soccer group was 21 (SD=1.37) and control 21.05 (SD=1.61). Mean FMS score for soccer group was 14.38 (SD=1.54) and control 13.35 (SD=2.39). Mean MFMS score for soccer was 5.62 (SD=0.96) and control 4.95 (SD=0.69). Soccer scores for the first MFMS trial were significantly larger than controls’ (p=0.02). FMS reliability coefficient was 0.99 and MFMS’ was 0.88. Discussion: There were moderate positive correlations between FMS and MFMS for the soccer group (r=0.51) and for controls (r=0.46), but they were not large enough to validate the MFMS. When the MFMS was rescored on the original 0-3 scale (excluding VDJ) it was valid for both groups (soccer r = 0.79, controls r= 0.83). Conclusion: The MFMS is not valid, suggesting potential issues with the new scoring system.