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Development process of a context-specific instrument to measure children's sense of protection (PROTECT)

1 Dec 2026

Violence against children (VAC) is a global problem, and the development of empirical methods to better understand its nature is a step towards tackling this challenge.

Authors: Ellermeijer, R. E., Carmen, O. L. R., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Roa, A. H., Reis, R., & Jordans, M. J. 

Tools exist to collect data on VAC. Yet, to the best of our knowledge, no standardized process exists to develop a context-specific instrument that measures children's sense of protection. The primary aim of this paper is to present the steps followed to develop such an instrument in Colombia, following an approach used to develop a cross-cultural function assessment (Bolton and Tang, 2002). 

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