Safe Dates— Psychological Violence Victimization is an evidence–based program designed to prevent dating violence and abuse among teenagers. The program is based on the belief that dating violence is preventable and that teens can learn healthy relationship skills. It is designed to help teens recognize and prevent dating violence, as well as to provide them with the skills to create and maintain healthy relationships. The program is based on a 10–session curriculum that includes topics such as understanding dating violence, recognizing warning signs in relationships, developing healthy relationship skills, and understanding the legal consequences of dating violence. Each session is designed to be interactive and engaging, and includes activities such as role–playing, group discussions, and videos. The program also includes a parent component, which provides parents with information on how to talk to their children about dating violence and how to recognize warning signs. The parent component also includes a series of activities to help parents and their children create a safety plan in case of an emergency. The program also includes a community component, which provides information and resources to help community members recognize and prevent dating violence. It also includes a series of activities to help community members create an action plan to address dating violence in their community. Safe Dates— Psychological Violence Victimization is an effective program for preventing dating violence and abuse among teenagers. It is designed to help teens recognize and prevent dating violence, as well as to provide them with the skills to create and maintain healthy relationships. The program also includes components for parents and communities, which provide information and resources to help them recognize and prevent dating violence.
1. Damaged something that belonged to me.
2. Said things to hurt my feelings on purpose
3. Insulted me in front of others.
4. Threw something at me but missed.
5. Would not let me do things with other people.
6. Threatened to start dating someone else. .
7. Told me I could not talk to someone of the opposite sex.
8. Started to hit me but stopped.
9. Did something just to make me jealous.
10. Blamed me for bad things they did.
11. Threatened to hurt me.
12. Made me describe where I was every minute of the day.
13. Brought up something from the past to hurt me.
14. Put down my looks.
- victimization
- relationships
This instrument can be found on page 77 of Measuring Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration: A Compendium of Assessment Tools‚ available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/IPV_Compendium.pdf
Point values are assigned as follows:
3= Very Often
2= Sometimes
1= Seldom
0= Never
The psychological abuse victimization score is calculated by summing responses across all 14 items. Summed scores are recoded as follows:
• 0 = 0 and indicates no victimization.
• 1–5 = 1 and indicates mild psychological abuse.
• 6–9 = 2 and indicates moderate psychological abuse.
• 10 and greater = 3 and indicates severe psychological abuse.
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