Characterizing asset-based studies in public health:Development of a framework

Martin-Kerry, Jacqueline, McLean, Jennifer, Hopkins, Trevor, Morgan, Antony, Dunn, Laurie, Walton, Robert, Golder, Su, Allison, Tim, Cooper, Des, Wohland, Pia and Prady, Stephanie L. (2023) Characterizing asset-based studies in public health:Development of a framework. Health Promotion International, 38 (2). ISSN 0957-4824

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Abstract

Asset-based approaches are becoming more common within public health interventions; however, due to variations in terminology, it can be difficult to identify asset-based approaches. The study aimed to develop and test a framework that could distinguish between asset-based and deficit-based community studies, whilst acknowledging there is a continuum of approaches. Literature about asset-based and deficit-based approaches were reviewed and a framework was developed based on the Theory of Change model. A scoring system was developed for each of the five elements in the framework based on this model. Measurement of community engagement was built in, and a way of capturing how much the study involved an asset approach. The framework was tested on 13 studies examining community-based interventions to investigate whether it could characterize asset-based versus deficit-based studies. The framework demonstrated how much the principles underpinning asset-based approaches were present and distinguished between studies where the approach was deficit-based to those that had some elements of an asset-based approach. This framework is useful for researchers and policymakers when determining how much of an intervention is asset-based and identifying which elements of asset-based approaches lead to an intervention working.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	asset-based approaches,characterization,deficit-based approaches,framework,public health,health(social science),public health, environmental and occupational health ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3306
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2026 15:30
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2026 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/101776
DOI:	10.1093/heapro/daad015

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