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The study aims to determine individuals' attitudes, knowledge, and awareness regarding the concept of metaverse and examine their relationship with gender perception and misogyny.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study is an analytical cross\u2010sectional design. The research was conducted online with 1018 individuals between October and December 2024. A \u201cPersonal Information Form,\u201d the \u201cMetaverse Scale,\u201d the \u201cPerception of Gender Scale,\u201d and the \u201cHostility Toward Women Scale\u201d were used to collect the data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Those with high knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of the metaverse had a more positive perception of gender roles (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.090;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003). Those who used (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097.852;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.012) and used the metaverse for gaming\/entertainment purposes, those who did not use it had a more positive perception of gender roles (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20098.652;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.012). Those with a positive perception of gender had lower levels of misogyny (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.375;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001). Those who spent more time on social media daily had greater misogyny (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.270;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.030).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Those who use the metaverse and those who used the metaverse for gaming\/entertainment purposes have more negative gender perceptions than those who do not use the metaverse. Those who spent more time on social media daily had greater misogyny. Those with a positive perception of gender had lower levels of misogyny. 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