The measurement of child maltreatment has been a longstanding issue. Information about child maltreatment can come from multiple sources.
There may be discrepancies across administrative records, parent-reports, and self-reports.
One proposed solution is “triangulation”, or integrating data from multiple reporters and sources.
However, it remains unclear how best to operationalize this concept.
In this study (Eldeeb et al., 2026) We employ multiple advanced quantitative strategies to demonstrate how one might productively triangulate upon the measurement of child maltreatment.
https://agrogan1.github.io/closeread/triangulation/triangulation.html
References
Eldeeb, N., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Zhao, L., Hong, S., Chang, O. D., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2026). Squaring the circle: Is triangulation of child abuse reports helpful? Child Abuse & Neglect. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107852