RT Journal Article
T1 A scoping review of the research evidence of the developmental assets model in Europe
A1 Martín Barrado, Antonio David
A1 Gómez Baya, Diego
AB Introduction: Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a strength-based perspectivethat focuses on the resources to promote a successful transition to adulthood,derived from the Relational Developmental Systems theory. In this line, theDevelopmental Assets (DA) model focuses on describing the personal resources(Internal Assets) and contextual resources (External Assets) that help to reachPYD. Most research from this approach has been carried out in United Statesand, to a lesser extent, in the European continent. The aim of this scoping reviewwas to examine the evidence collected for the DA model in Europe.Methods: Web of Science database was used to search for articles publishedbetween 2013 and February 2024. Initially, there were 55 possible articles tobe included, but after applying the exclusion criteria, this number was reducedto 11.Results: The findings suggested that the evidence for DA in Europe was in linewith North American research, so that a higher presence of DA was related tohigher well-being, better psychological adjustment, and lower risk behaviors.Internal Assets were the most influential assets, with the Positive Identity categorybeing especially remarkable. Commitment to Learning and Social Competencieswere also highlighted in the studies included in the review. Concerning ExternalAssets, Positive Boundaries-expectations and Empowerment were emphasizedas protective factors in youth development. These assets were found to presenta protective effect against risk behaviors and were positively associated with PYDand socioemotional skills.Discussion: Thus, these findings support the applicability of the DA frameworkin promoting PYD in European context, and some intervention strategies arediscussed considering cultural diversity
PB Frontiers Media
SN 1664-1078 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24290
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24290
LA eng
NO Martin-Barrado, A. D., & Gomez-Baya, D. (2024). A scoping review of the research evidence of the developmental assets model in Europe. In Frontiers in Psychology (Vol. 15). Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1407338
NO The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research received funding from the INVESTIGO PROGRAM within the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan for Andalusia, granted to AM-B, and the Excellence Project of the Junta de Andalucía, granted to DG-B, entitled Positive Youth Development in Andalusian University Students: Longitudinal Analysis of Gender Differences in Well-Being Trajectories, Health-Related Lifestyles and Social and Environmental Contribution (PROYEXCEL_00303)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026