Triangulating Self-Reports – Corroborating Experiential Data using a Multi- Method Approach

• In Event: 4307 - Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies

Abstract

Using a multi-method approach to capture daily, in-the-moment, first-person experiences this paper presents a method of self-report corroboration. Data is collected using time diary, traditional online surveys, and in-depth interviews about the daily experiences of 200 adolescents. In addition to providing information on substantive measures of interest about experience and education, I use each method as a source of corroboration and check for the others. Findings reveal that responses were reliable but, more importantly, that this triangulation of information can provide a more nuanced and complete understanding of experience.

Author

• Nora Broege, Rutgers University-Newark