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

<p dir="ltr">Quantitative 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 quantitative component of the Person-Reported Safety-Seeking Behaviour Measure (PRSBM). Older victims of community crime were asked whether they engaged in six types of behaviours since the crime: (checking, reassurance-seeking, rumination, avoidance, rituals, hypervigilance). If so, they were asked to describe what their behaviour was, rate how frequently they engaged in the behaviour, and how much of change it was since the crime.</p><p dir="ltr">The data on behaviour frequency and change are reported in this dataset, along with the data used to adjust for gender, age and crime type. </p><p dir="ltr">The qualitative data on self-described behaviours on the PRSBM is available in the corresponding qualitative dataset.</p>