Theoretical Relationships among Developmental Assets, Well-Being and Thriving: Scoping Review of the Strength-Based Perspective

Abstract

This review was conducted to assess the status and contribution of positive youth development. This review considered the philosophy, theoretical models, and existing research methods of positive youth development. The purpose of the review was to indicate the models used, methods applied, and identify the gaps. Our analysis of the existing literature showed that the strength-based perspective, particularly, the developmental asset model has been given much attention in the literature. In addition, literature revealed that developmental assets indicated to predict thriving outcomes and well-being. On the other hand, well-being predicted thriving outcomes too. However, the mediation role of well-being in the relationship between experience to assets and thriving outcome needs further investigation.