Gender Microagression Psychoeducation

Yuzuncu Yıl University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mental Health

Treatments: Other: Gender-Based Microaggression Awareness and Prevention Psychoeducation Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07120360

2023/06-13

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Gender-Based Microaggression Awareness and Prevention Psychoeducation Program, which was designed to enhance awareness of gender-based microaggressions among female university students and to improve their coping skills. The program's impact on gender role attitudes and psychological distress was also examined.

Methods: The research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test measurements. Gender-based microaggressions are defined as subtle but harmful actions or expressions targeting individuals' identities, often perpetrated unconsciously. In particular, gender-based microaggressions perpetuate traditional gender roles, undermine women's autonomy, and negatively affect psychological well-being, constituting invisible barriers in social and professional life.

The psychoeducation program consisted of six modules aiming to increase awareness of microaggressions, develop coping and assertiveness skills, enhance critical thinking regarding gender roles, and reduce gender role stress. The program included theoretical knowledge, experiential learning, assertiveness training, and stress management strategies. A total of 80 students participated, with 31 assigned to the experimental group and 49 to the control group.

Instruments: Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Ambivalent Sexism Inventory, Female Microaggressions Scale, Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21), and semi-structured interviews prepared by the researcher.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a woman,
• Knowing Turkish,
• Not having any communication problems (language, hearing, etc.).
• Being 18 years of age or older,
• Being willing to participate in the research.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a mental or physical problem that prevents communication,
• Being male

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Psychoeducation Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm received a six-session psychoeducation program designed to increase awareness of gender-based microaggressions, develop coping and assertiveness skills, foster critical thinking regarding gender roles, and reduce gender role stress. The program included theoretical education, experiential learning exercises, group discussions, assertiveness training, and stress management strategies. Sessions were conducted face-to-face in small groups over a three-week period, with each session lasting approximately 60-90 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Gender-Based Microaggression Awareness and Prevention Psychoeducation Program

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No Intervention