Usability of Graphic Medicine in Psychology Education

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

158 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-18

Study Completion Date

2025-02-18

Brief Summary

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This study explores the use of graphic medicine-which includes comics, graphic novels, and illustrations-as an innovative educational tool for psychology students learning about mental health. Traditional teaching methods, such as lectures and textbooks, are effective for delivering theoretical knowledge but may not fully capture the complexity of mental health experiences or encourage the empathy needed for future clinical practice. Graphic medicine offers a visual and narrative approach that can make abstract concepts more tangible, encourage active participation in learning, and foster emotional connection.

The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the usability of mental health-themed graphic novels among psychology students. Usability is assessed using the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ), which measures aspects such as attractiveness, clarity, efficiency, reliability, stimulation, and novelty. Secondary aims include examining changes in students' emotional responses (positive and negative affect), motivation to learn about mental health, enjoyment of reading graphic novels, attitudes toward their use in education, willingness to use them in the future, and perceptions of their validity.

This is a pre-post quasi-experimental study involving psychology students from the University of Málaga. During the intervention, participants read selected excerpts from graphic novels that portray real-life experiences of individuals with mental health conditions, their families, and professionals involved in their care. These narratives aim to bridge the gap between theory and real-life application and evoke empathy.

Before and after the reading activity, students complete self-report questionnaires assessing usability and the secondary variables. Data analysis involves Wilcoxon signed-rank test for paired samples, with Bonferroni correction applied to control for multiple comparisons, and a thematic analysis with Atlas.ti.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Student Education Psychology

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Graphic Medicine Reading Intervention

Participants in this arm read selected excerpts from mental health-themed graphic novels. The materials portray personal experiences of individuals with mental health conditions, their families, and healthcare professionals. The excerpts combine narrative text and visual storytelling to illustrate real-life challenges, coping strategies, and perspectives related to mental health. The reading session is completed individually in a classroom setting.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reading of Mental Health Graphic Novels

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants read carefully selected excerpts from graphic novels focused on mental health. These excerpts integrate written narratives with visual storytelling to illustrate daily life challenges, symptoms, interpersonal relationships, and treatment experiences in mental health contexts. The intervention is conducted individually in a supervised classroom environment. Along with the graphic novel, a guide is provided with questions designed to encourage focused and reflective reading.

Interventions

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Reading of Mental Health Graphic Novels

Participants read carefully selected excerpts from graphic novels focused on mental health. These excerpts integrate written narratives with visual storytelling to illustrate daily life challenges, symptoms, interpersonal relationships, and treatment experiences in mental health contexts. The intervention is conducted individually in a supervised classroom environment. Along with the graphic novel, a guide is provided with questions designed to encourage focused and reflective reading.

Intervention Type OTHER