School-based Assaultive Violence Prevention in Middle and High Schools Scoping Review Search Strategy

Abstract

Search Methods for Identification of Studies: To identify studies to include or consider for this scoping review, the review team worked with a research librarian (OGC) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA-S extension was followed for search reporting. The research librarian (OGC) developed the search for APA PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) and translated the search for every database searched. The APA PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) search strategy was reviewed by the research team to check for accuracy and term relevancy, and all searches were peer-reviewed by another research librarian (AGS) following the PRESS checklist. The databases included in this search are PubMed (NLM), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC; EBSCOhost), National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts (NCJRS; ProQuest), Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA; ProQuest), and Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), which were searched using a combination of keywords and subject headings. A grey literature search included ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (PQDT), Policy File Index (ProQuest), Rutgers University Don M. Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice Gray Literature Database, Policy Commons, and TRIP Pro. All final searches were performed on May 15, 2023. The full search strategies as reported by the librarian are provided.