Table 2 Quality appraisal.

From: What shapes the financial capabilities of young adults in the US and Asia-Pacific region? A systematic literature review

No

Questions for Quality Appraisal

1. Cui et al. (2019)

2. Czar et al. (2021)

3. Loke et al. (2015)

4. Salazar et al. (2021)

5. Eichelberger et al. (2017)

6. Noreen et al. (2019)

7. Xiao et al. (2015)

8. Xiao, Porto, and Mason (2020)

9. Amonhaemanon and Vora-Sitta (2020)

10. Cheak-Zamora et al. (2017)

11. Collins-Odders-White (2021)

12. Demakis et al. (2018)

1

Does the study describe the primary research objective?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

2

Does the study define financial capability?

No (0)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

No (0)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

3

Does the study determine a financial capability measurement?

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

4

Does the study state the financial capability determinants?

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

5

Does the study clearly define young adults?

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

No (0)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

6

Is the sampling strategy relevant to the research question?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

7

Does the paper thoroughly explain the sampling procedure?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

8

Does the study indicate the source of the dataset?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

9

Does the study use appropriate statistical analysis to answer the research question?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

10

Does the study define the measurement of independent variables?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

11

Does the study clearly present the results and findings?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

12

Does the study identify research limitations?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

 

Total Score

9

11.5

9

11.5

7

8

11.5

11.5

7

8

9.5

11

 

Paper category

Good

Excellent

Good

Excellent

Good

Good

Excellent

Excellent

Good

Good

Good

Excellent

No

Questions for Quality Appraisal

13. Fan (2021)

14. Friedline and West (2016)

15. Huang et al. (2015)

16. Johnson and Sherraden (2007)

17. Lebaron et al. (2018)

18. Serido et al. (2013)

19. Sherraden and Grinstein-Weiss (2015)

20. Sherraden et al. (2011)

21. West and Friedline (2016)

22. Zhu (2020)

23. Zhu (2018)

24. Zhu and Chou (2018)

1

Does the study describe the primary research objective?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

2

Does the study define financial capability?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

3

Does the study determine a financial capability measurement?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

No (0)

No (0)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

4

Does the study state the financial capability determinants?

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

5

Does the study clearly define young adults?

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

6

Is the sampling strategy relevant to the research question?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

7

Does the paper thoroughly explain the sampling procedure?

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

Partly (0.5)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

8

Does the study indicate the source of the dataset?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

9

Does the study use appropriate statistical analysis to answer the research question?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

10

Does the study define the measurement of independent variables?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

No (0)

Yes (1)

No (0)

No (0)

Partly (0.5)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

11

Does the study clearly present the results and findings?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Partly (0.5)

12

Does the study identify research limitations?

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

No (0)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

Yes (1)

 

Total Score

10.5

11

10.5

4.5

8

10.5

4

8

11

11.5

11.5

8

 

Paper category

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Fair

Good

Excellent

Fair

Good

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Good

  1. Quality levels: Excellent (10 ≤ score ≤ 12), Good (6.5 ≤ score ≤ 9.5), Fair (3 ≤ score ≤ 6), and Fail (0 ≤ score ≤ 2.5)
  2. Questions adapted from: Alsolai and Roper (2019) and Shaffril et al. (2021)