Awareness Training, Domestic Violence, EMPATHY İN NURSİNG, Violence Against Women (VAW)
Conditions
Keywords
Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence, Nursing Students, Empathy, Emotional Reactivity, Awareness, Moulage
Brief summary
This randomized controlled study aimed to evaluate the effect of a moulage-based silent performance on awareness of violence against women, empathy levels, and emotional reactivity among first-year nursing students. Participants were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group was exposed to a moulage makeup-based silent performance representing a victim of violence, while the control group was exposed to a neutral condition. Outcomes were measured using validated scales before and after the intervention.
Detailed description
This study was conducted using a pretest-posttest randomized controlled experimental design among first-year nursing students. Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group was exposed to a moulage-based silent performance involving a female model representing a victim of violence. Participants remained in the room for five minutes and read a narrative letter describing a woman's experience of violence. The control group was exposed to the same environment but with a neutral, non-moulage model and read the same letter. Outcomes included attitudes toward violence against women, empathy levels, and emotional reactivity, measured using validated instruments. The study was conducted in two separate classrooms simultaneously to prevent contamination between groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMoulage-Based Silent Performance
Participants were exposed to a moulage-based silent performance involving a female model representing a victim of violence. The model remained silent and non-interactive. Participants stayed in the room for five minutes and read a narrative letter describing a woman's experience of violence.
Sponsors
Maltepe University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Masking description
No masking was applied in this study due to the nature of the intervention. Participants, investigators, and outcome assessors were aware of group assignments.
Intervention model description
Participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group using a block randomization method. The study was conducted in two separate classrooms simultaneously to prevent interaction between groups. The intervention group was exposed to a moulage-based silent performance involving a female model representing a victim of violence. Participants remained in the room for five minutes and read a narrative letter describing a woman's experience of violence. The control group was exposed to a neutral condition with a non-moulage female model and read the same narrative letter. Outcome measures, including attitudes toward violence against women, empathy levels, and emotional reactivity, were assessed before and after the intervention using validated scales.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
First-year nursing students Aged between 18 and 35 years Able to read and understand Turkish Voluntary participation with written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Self-reported psychiatric diagnosis Presence of severe visual or hearing impairments Refusal to participate or withdrawal at any stage of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in attitudes toward violence against women | Pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention (within the same session) | Attitudes toward violence against women were assessed using the Violence Against Women Attitude Scale (ISKEBE). The scale consists of 30 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores indicate stronger rejection of violence and more positive attitudes toward women. Changes in scores from pre-intervention to post-intervention were compared between the intervention and control groups. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in empathy levels | Pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention (within the same session) | Empathy levels were assessed using the Empathic Tendency Scale developed by Dökmen (1988). The scale consists of 20 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater empathic tendency. Changes in empathy scores from pre-intervention to post-intervention were compared between the intervention and control groups. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed