An interventional study of Moulage-Based Silent Performance in Violence Against Women (VAW), Domestic Violence and EMPATHY İN NURSİNG, sponsored by Maltepe University. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 20 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-11.
Sponsored by Maltepe University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
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.
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First-year nursing students Aged between 18 and 35 years Able to read and understand Turkish Voluntary participation with written
Exclusion Criteria:
Self-reported psychiatric diagnosis Presence of severe visual or hearing impairments Refusal to participate or withdrawal at any stage of the study
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Participants in this group were exposed to a moulage-based silent performance involving a female model representing a victim of violence. The model remained silent and non-interactive throughout the session. Participants stayed in the room for five minutes and read a narrative letter describing a woman's experience of violence. After the session, participants completed questionnaires assessing attitudes toward violence against women, empathy levels, and emotional reactivity.
Behavioral: Moulage-Based Silent Performance
Participants in this group were exposed to a neutral condition involving a female model without moulage makeup. The model remained silent and non-interactive. Participants read the same narrative letter describing a woman's experience of violence and then completed the same outcome measures as the intervention group.
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.
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)
Plan to share: No — The datasets generated during the current study are not publicly available due to ethical considerations but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request."
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