Study 1
ASAP Knowledge Test
Knowledge scores of the ASAP participants were higher, compared with the control group at 6-month follow up. This was a statistically significant difference. This test assessed knowledge of information presented in ASAP.
Safety Skills Scale
Women who participated in ASAP scored higher on measures of safety skills knowledge, compared with the control group at 6-month follow up. This was a statistically significant difference. The scale indicated the extent to which respondents possessed certain safety skills such as self-defense.
Abuse Awareness
ASAP participants showed no change in abuse awareness over time, compared with the control group. This scale asked respondents to rate how much they think about abuse, watch how they or others are treated, tell themselves they have a right to be safe from abuse, think about ways to be safe from abuse, and talk to others about abuse and safety.
Social Network Scale
ASAP participants scored higher on the six-item Friendship subscale, compared with the control group at 6-month follow up. This was a statistically significant difference. This scale assessed the quantity, closeness, and frequency of contact with friends.
Safety Planning Self Efficacy-Scale
Women who participated in ASAP scored higher on measures of safety planning self-efficacy, compared with the control group at 6-month follow up. This was a statistically significant difference. This scale assessed respondents’ confidence that they could leave an abusive or violent situation, make plans for their personal safety, recognize signs of abuse and violence, and know what to pack if they needed to leave.
Safety Self-Efficacy Scale
Women who participated in ASAP scored higher on measures of safety self-efficacy, compared with the control group at 6-month follow up. This was a statistically significant difference. This scale measured eight specific behavior-oriented, self-efficacy items.
Safety- Promoting Behavior Scale
Robinson-Whelen and colleagues (2014) found that A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) participants scored higher on the safety-promoting behavior scale, when compared with the control group at 6-month follow up, and this was a statistically significant difference. The safety-promoting behavior scale indicated the extent to which respondents engaged in specific safety behaviors.