Table 3.

Social validity questions and average parental scores

Question	Average Rating and Range (1=strongly disagree; 5=strongly agree)
It is important for children to feel safe when out in their community.	5 (5 to 5)
In general, children do not know enough about abduction prevention.	3.8 (3 to 5)
My child enjoyed participating in the study.	4.7 (4 to 5)
I observed positive increases in my child’s awareness of his/her surroundings.	4.6 (4 to 5)
I believe the methods in this study may be used to encourage other families to use a safe-word intervention.	5 (5 to 5)
I am happy my child was able to participate in this study.	4.8 (4 to 5)
I would be willing to continue to practice the safe-word after this study.	4.3 (4 to 5)
I believe that I could accurately implement this intervention on my own.	2.3 (2 to 3)