ArticleBMC public health2018
Photovoice and empowerment: evaluating the transformative potential of a participatory action research project.
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- Photovoice Utilization for Research in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluating Food Packaging Waste in Schools: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- (In)Visible illness: A photovoice study of the lived experience of self-managing rheumatoid arthritis.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Restorative Storytelling for Migrants' and Refugees' Mental Wellbeing and Community Empowerment in Canada: A Scoping Review.Transcultural psychiatry · 2026Article
- Reframing neglect in neglected tropical diseases and related environmental determinants: A scoping review of photovoice studies.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Fostering Critical Consciousness Through Theater of the Oppressed: A Mixed-Methods Study With Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender Men in Singapore.Journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- 'I Battle With This Gambling Addiction Every Day'. Learning From Lived Experiences of Recovery to Guide Gambling Harm Prevention Strategies.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Using Photovoice to Create Awareness and Proactive Attitudes Among Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children About the Prevalence of Ultraprocessed Food in the Local Food Environment.Preventing chronic disease · 2026Article
- A PhotoVoice Study with Canadian Immigrant and Racialized Family Caregivers of Children on the Autism Spectrum.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Through their eyes: a Photovoice study of environmental stressors and mental health among young women in Kampala's urban slums.Cities & health · 2026Article
- Using games to draw attention to urban nature exposure and its therapeutic benefits: a study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Young female sex workers lived experiences of selling sex and accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Tanzania: implications for HIV prevention.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Building youth power and environmental health literacy with environmental justice communities in rural Arizona.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Double jeopardy study protocol: mixed-methods study to understand ANHPI college students at the intersection of sexual violence and anti-Asian racism after COVID-19.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Use of photovoice in health systems research: methodological considerations and experiences from Uganda.Health research policy and systems · 2025Review
- Racialised experience of detention under the Mental Health Act: a photovoice investigation.BMJ mental health · 2025Article
- Creating an Empirically Informed Mental Health Workbook for Racialised Newcomer Youth in Saskatchewan: Community-Based Participatory Action Research.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhotovoice is a visual research methodology with the intention to foster social change. Photovoice has been used to investigate change in empowerment in vulnerable communities, However, the individual experience of participants involved in Photovoice projects is seldom scrutinized. Our aim was to explore and describe the individual experiences of the female individuals who participated in a previous Photovoice project. We analyzed a change in the women's empowerment in terms of: 1) gain in knowledge and skills, 2) change in self-perception, and 3) access to and use of resources.
methodsThis qualitative study took place in the low-income District of Villaverde (Madrid, Spain), from January-June 2016. We conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with the female residents who had participated in the previous Photovoice project. We also collected field notes. We analyzed these data through a direct qualitative content analysis. The three outlined dimensions of empowerment provided guidance for the analysis of the results.
resultsWe found positive changes in the three dimensions of empowerment: 1) participants acquired new knowledge and developed critical awareness of their community; 2) the social recognition participants received transformed their self-perception; and 3) the project allowed them to expand their social networks and to build new links with different actors (research partners, local decision makers, media and the wider public).
conclusionsPhotovoice projects entail the opportunity for empowering participants. Future research using Photovoice should assess the influence it has on participants' empowerment changes and how to sustain these individual and social changes.
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