NCT07383090

Mindfulness-Based Education on Sexual/Reproductive Health Stigma and Self-Esteem in Female University Students

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Education Given to Female University Students on Sexual/Reproductive Health Stigma and Self-Esteem: a Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: EDA OZYON ETLI · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effect of a mindfulness-based education program on mindfulness level, reproductive and sexual health stigma, and self-esteem among young women.

Detailed description

The research was designed as a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group study. The experimental group received a 4-week "Mindfulness-Based Education Program" with one session per week. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Mindfulness Scale (MS), the Young Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health Stigma Scale (YWRSHSS), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Follow-up measurements were conducted one and three months after the training.

Conditions

• Mindfulness
• Sexual Health
• Social Stigma
• Self Esteem

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-Based Education Program	The intervention consists of a 4-week structured mindfulness-based education program. Participants in the experimental group attend one 60-minute session per week. The program covers mindfulness meditation, body scan techniques, and cognitive exercises focused on reducing sexual/reproductive health stigma and enhancing self-esteem

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-27
• Primary completion: 2025-03-19
• Completion: 2025-04-17
• First posted: 2026-02-03
• Last updated: 2026-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)