ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Co-designing digital nudges to promote gender equality and social inclusion among Arab youth: a mixed-methods study.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Digital nudges have been widely explored in privacy, health, and sustainability domains; however, little empirical work has co-designed culturally grounded nudges that address Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), especially in Arab contexts. This gap is particularly significant given the strong influence of cultural norms and socio-economic structures in Arab societies, which shape how GESI are perceived and enacted in digital spaces. This study presents a full co-design process that integrates behavioral insights and participant-led design activities to develop a digital-nudging framework aimed at promoting GESI among Arab youth in Qatar. Methods: With ethical approval from the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Institutional Review Board (HBKU-IRB-2024-30), a sequential mixed-methods design was employed consisting of three phases: (1) protocol development and pilot testing, (2) data collection through a social-media behavior survey and co-design workshops, and (3) integrated qualitative-quantitative analysis. The Social Media Activity Questionnaire (SMAQ) was used to classify participants' passive and active social-media behaviors ( Results: Survey findings revealed a marked imbalance between passive and active engagement, with passive behaviors (e.g., viewing stories, reading messages) dominating over active content creation. This behavioral insight informed the structuring of co-design groups and the selection of nudge targets. Across the workshops, participants collaboratively generated twelve nudge prototypes emphasizing personalization, messenger effects, and simplification. Participants consistently prioritized transparency, cultural sensitivity, and relatable messaging, highlighting the value of participatory approaches in GESI-oriented digital design. Conclusion: This study demonstrates a culturally grounded co-design process for developing digital nudges that support GESI. Using behavioral data to guide workshop preparation, the study offers a replicable, user-centered framework for designing responsible and contextually relevant digital interventions for Arab youth.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.