Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
PLoS One. 2024 Sep 10;19(9):e0309909. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309909. eCollection 2024.
Application of developmental assets, one of existing Positive Youth Development (PYD) frameworks, has gained momentum in research, policy formulations, and interventions, necessitating the introduction of the most efficient scales for this framework. The present study protocol aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of developmental assets scales to document the underlying logic, objectives, and methodologies earmarked for the identification, selection, and critical evaluation of these scales.
In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P), the intended search will encompass databases of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, and PsycINFO, spanning from the inception of 1988 to 1st of April 2024. The review will include articles published published in English language focusing on individuals aged 10 to 29 years and reporting at least one type of reliability or validity of developmental assets scales. The review process will be in compliance with the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN), and the overall quality of evidence will be determined using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) guidelines.
This comprehensive assessment aims to identify potential biases in prior research and offer guidance to scholars regarding the optimal scales for developmental assets in terms of validity, reliability, responsiveness, and interpretability The evidence-based appraisal of the scales strengths and limitations is imperative in shaping future research, enhancing their methodological rigor, and proposing refinements to existing instruments for developmental assets.
现有的积极青年发展（PYD）框架之一——发展资产的应用在研究、政策制定和干预措施中得到了广泛关注，因此需要引入最有效的框架量表。本研究方案旨在对发展资产量表进行系统评价和荟萃分析，记录这些量表的基本逻辑、目标和方法，以便识别、选择和批判性评估这些量表。
根据系统评价和荟萃分析方案首选报告项目（PRISMA-P）的要求，预期的搜索将涵盖 PubMed、Scopus、Web of Knowledge 和 PsycINFO 数据库，时间范围为 1988 年至 2024 年 4 月 1 日。综述将包括以 10 至 29 岁个体为研究对象、至少报告一种发展资产量表的信度或效度的英文发表文章。综述过程将符合健康测量仪器选择共识标准（COSMIN），并使用推荐评估、发展和评估分级（GRADE）指南来确定总体证据质量。
这项全面评估旨在确定先前研究中的潜在偏差，并为学者提供关于发展资产的最佳量表的指导，这些量表在有效性、可靠性、反应性和可解释性方面具有优势。对量表优势和局限性的循证评估对于塑造未来研究、提高其方法学严谨性以及提出对发展资产现有工具的改进至关重要。
