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.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
70
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.
MAltepe University
Istanbul, MAltepe, Turkey (Türkiye)
Change in attitudes toward violence against women
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.
Time frame: Pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention (within the same session)
Change in empathy levels
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.
Time frame: Pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention (within the same session)
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