Table 3 Mediators of the outcomes

Perceived support - visual analogue scale^a

Perceived support (website)

The participant will be asked to rate how supported they feel by the website on a sliding scale from 0 (completely unsupported) to 10 (completely supported).

Contemplation Ladder, modified version^a

Awareness

Women will indicate their position on a modified version of the Contemplation Ladder [37], a tool originally developed to measure readiness to cease smoking. The ladder is designed to measure awareness of abuse from 0–10 based on how ready the woman is to make positive changes to her situation.