Collaborative development of a scoping review protocol to map instruments assessing the parent–infant relationship: An International Initiative from COST Action TREASURE [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Abstrak
Early relational health during the first 24 months of life is a key determinant of child development and wellbeing. During this postnatal period, the parent–infant relationship plays a central role in emotional regulation, bonding, and developmental trajectories. Although the broader early relational health framework encompasses the first 1,000 days of life, this scoping review focuses specifically on the postnatal phase, where parent–infant interactions are directly observable and measurable. However, existing assessment instruments vary widely in their conceptual focus, scope, and characteristics, and no comprehensive review has systematically mapped tools used to assess the parent–infant relationship during early infancy. In response to this gap, a transdisciplinary working group within the COST Action CA22114 – TREASURE collaboratively developed a scoping review protocol to systematically map instruments assessing the parent–infant relationship from birth to 24 months of age. This Brief Report describes the collaborative methodological process underpinning the protocol’s development. The process followed an iterative, consensus-driven approach involving multidisciplinary experts from multiple COST member countries. Through structured online meetings, the group clarified core constructs and established the age range using the Population–Concept–Context (PCC) framework. The JBI methodology for scoping reviews was adopted and aligned with PRISMA-ScR standards to ensure transparency and reproducibility. Progressive drafting, internal peer review, and iterative refinement led to the final protocol, which was registered on the Open Science Framework (DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/HRVX9).The resulting protocol provides a replicable methodological framework for mapping instruments that assess the parent–infant relationship in the first two years of life. This Brief Report presents a framework for collaborative protocol development in international research networks, promoting shared knowledge generation in early relational health research and offering potential applicability to other COST initiatives.
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Mario Santos
Margarida Reis Santos
Anna-Lena Zietlow
Remziye Can
Rafael Caparros-Gonzalez
Anat Talmon
Sónia Brandão
Patrícia Souto
Ewa Gieysztor
Rosa Silva
Andreia Soares Goncalves
Patrícia Gonçalves
Paula Prata
Esra Ardahan Akgül
Özlem Şensoy
Kristiina Uriko
Semra Pinar
Elif Bulut
Seda Ardahan Sevgili
Demet Gülaldı
Rajesh Shigdel
Aycin Ezgi Onel
Otília Freitas
Carmen Power
Pelin Dikmen-Yildiz
Dora d'Orsi
Alena Lochmannová
Tuğçe Sönmez
Özlem Koç
Diana Azevedo
Tânia Brandão
Edanur Tar Bolacali
Lence Miloseva
Mirlinda Markaj
Bahar Aksoy
Burcu Kömürcü Akik
Gilberta Sousa
Pinar Gencpinar
Nicola Carone
Hazal Özdemir Koyu
Ayça Demir Yıldırım
Tuğba Yılmaz Esencan
Wilson Abreu
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- 2026
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- 10.12688/openreseurope.21700.2
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