Instrument details

Instrument Title

SAFE-T Questionnaire

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Source Article

Fulfer, J. L., Tyler, J. J., Choi, N. J., Young, J. A., Verhulst, S. J., Kovach, R., & Dorsey, J. K. (2007). Using indirect questions to detect intimate partner violence: The SAFE-T Questionnaire. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(2), 238-249.

Response Options

Likert scale: (1) Strongly disagree, (2) Disagree, (3) Neutral, (4) Agree, (5) Strongly agree

Survey Items

  1. I feel comfortable/secure in my home/apartment.
  2. My family likes my husband/partner.
  3. My husband/partner has an even/calm disposition.
  4. My husband/partner accepts me just the way I am.
  5. If my husband/partner and I disagree, we resolve our differences by talking it out.

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α= 0.79

Validity

Known-group Validity, and Criterion-related Validity

Google Scholar

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Fulfer, J. L., Tyler, J. J., Choi, N. J., Young, J. A., Verhulst, S. J., Kovach, R., & Dorsey, J. K. (2007). Using indirect questions to detect intimate partner violence: The SAFE-T Questionnaire. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(2), 238-249.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.