Representation of women in neuropsychology research prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor:	Prieto S; Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA., Bangen KJ; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA., Riegler K; Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania state University, University Park, PA, USA., Kim SH; Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA., Mahmood Z; Department of Psychology, VA Greater Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Kaseda ET; Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA., Ellison RL; Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA., Sullivan-Baca E; Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.; Department of Neurology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology [J Clin Exp Neuropsychol] 2024 Apr; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 173-186. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 29.
DOI:	10.1080/13803395.2024.2335109
Abstrakt:	Objective: Prior work has demonstrated that women have been historically underrepresented across various research fields, including neuropsychology. Given these disparities, the goal of this study was to systematically evaluate the inclusion of women as participants in neuropsychology research. The current study builds upon previous research by examining articles from eight peer-reviewed neuropsychology journals published in 2019. Method: Empirical articles examining human samples were included in the current review if they were available in English. Eligible articles were examined to glean whether the main topic of the article was related to a gender issue, how gender was categorized, the gender distribution of the sample, whether gender was considered in analyses, whether gender was addressed in the discussion, and what age categories the study examined. Results: There was a relatively even distribution of men (51.76%) and women (48.24%) in neuropsychological research studies reviewed. There were twice as many studies that included only men compared to only women (16 vs. 8 studies), and nearly twice as many studies consisted of ≥ 75% men (16.6%) compared to ≥75% of women (8.5%). Gender-focused research was limited (3%). Furthermore, gender was frequently disregarded in analyses (58%) and often not addressed in the discussion (75%). Conclusions: The current study highlights the limitations within neuropsychology related to the representation of women in research. Although it is encouraging that neuropsychological research is generally inclusive of women participants, future research should aim to more comprehensively investigate how gender may influence cognitive risk and resilience factors across different clinical presentations. Recommendations to begin addressing this challenge and to move toward more gender-equitable research are provided.
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