Brief Description

The Safe Dates questionnaire on physical violence victimization is designed to assess the frequency and severity of physical abuse experienced by adolescents and young adults in their romantic relationships. It includes questions about incidents of physical violence such as hitting, kicking, and other forms of physical aggression.

Objective

The objective of the questionnaire is to measure and understand the extent of physical violence experienced by adolescents in their relationships.

Scoring

Responses are rated on a frequency scale, ranging from “never” to “very often.” The total score can indicate the degree of victimization from physical violence.

References

Foshee, V. A., & Linder, G. F. (1996). Safe Dates: An Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Program. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Foshee, V. A., Bauman, K. E., Ennett, S. T., Linder, G. F., Benefield, T., & Suchindran, C. (2004). Assessing the effects of the dating violence prevention program ‘Safe Dates’ using random coefficient regression modeling. Prevention Science, 5(3), 245–258.

Foshee, V. A., Reyes, H. L. M., & Wyckoff, S. C. (2009). Examination of Safe Dates program effectiveness for preventing and reducing adolescent dating violence victimization and perpetration. Prevention Science, 10(1), 93–103.-585.