Qualitative dataset on safety-seeking behaviours in older crime victims: data from the Person-Reported Safety-Seeking Behaviour Measure (PRSBM)

<p dir="ltr">Qualitative dataset for the study: <i>Safety-Seeking Behaviors and Psychological Distress in Older Victims of Community-Crime: A Cross-Sectional Study Using a Novel Person-Reported Measure</i></p><p><br></p><p dir="ltr">This dataset is for the qualitative component of the Person-Reported Safety-Seeking Behavior Measure (PRSBM). Older victims of community crime were asked whether they engaged in six types of behaviors since the crime: (checking, reassurance-seeking, rumination, avoidance, rituals, hypervigilance). If so, they were asked to describe their behaviors. </p><p dir="ltr">Older victims were also asked to rate how frequently they engaged in each behavior and how much of change it was since the crime; the data for this is available in the corresponding quantitative dataset.</p>