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SynthesisJournal of youth and adolescence2017

Effectiveness of Positive Youth Development Interventions: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Oana Ciocanel, Kevin Power, Ann Eriksen, Kirsty Gillings

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Synthesis in Journal of youth and adolescence, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  19. Nothing About Us Without Us: Involving Youth Living With HIV in a Virtual Advisory Board.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Oana CiocanelSexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Team, Kings Cross Hospital, NHS Tayside, Clepington Road, Dundee, DD3 8EA, UK.
Kevin PowerSchool of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Ann EriksenSexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Team, Kings Cross Hospital, NHS Tayside, Clepington Road, Dundee, DD3 8EA, UK.
Kirsty GillingsPsychology Department, Stratheden Hospital, NHS Fife, Cupar, Fife, KY15 5RR, Scotland. kirsty.gillings@nhs.net.ORCID 0000-0001-9519-9929

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Positive youth development is thought to be essential to the prevention of adolescent risk behavior and the promotion of thriving. This meta-analysis examined the effects of positive youth development interventions in promoting positive outcomes and reducing risk behavior. Ten databases and grey literature were scanned using a predefined search strategy. We included studies that focused on young people aged 10-19 years, implemented a positive youth development intervention, were outside school hours, and utilized a randomized controlled design. Twenty-four studies, involving 23,258 participants, met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. The impact of the interventions on outcomes including behavioral problems, sexual risk behavior, academic achievement, prosocial behavior and psychological adjustment were assessed. Positive youth development interventions had a small but significant effect on academic achievement and psychological adjustment. No significant effects were found for sexual risk behaviors, problem behavior or positive social behaviors. Intervention effects were independent of program characteristics and participant age. Low-risk young people derived more benefit from positive youth development interventions than high-risk youth. The studies examined had several methodological flaws, which weakened the ability to draw conclusions. Substantial progress has been made in the theoretical understanding of youth development in the past two decades. This progress needs to be matched in the intervention literature, through the use of high-quality evaluation research of positive youth development programs.

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Adolescent DevelopmentAdolescentAdolescent HealthFemaleHarm ReductionHealth PromotionHumansMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSchoolsAcademic achievementMental healthMeta-analysisPositive youth developmentProsocial behaviorSexual healthSubstance use

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PMID27518860

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