The Relationship Between Psychosocial Interventions and Child Wellbeing in Zambia

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ID12958957
AutoresVidya Diwakar (0000-0002-8120-3832, Institute of Development Studies, autor correspondente), Amanda Lenhardt (0000-0002-4298-2933, Open Data Institute), Emmanuel Tumusiime (World Vision), Joseph Simbaya (0000-0001-7518-6370, University of Zambia), Arthur Moonga
Ano2022
Volume16
Fascículo1
Páginas395-420
Data de publicação2022-11-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChild Indicators Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1874-8988 • E-ISSN: 1874-897X
EditoraSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s12187-022-09982-w
PMID36337177
OpenAlexW4308112466
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas24

Psychosocial factors contribute to persistence of poverty, but are rarely addressed in poverty reduction programs. We use mixed methods to investigate the relationship between a psychosocial behaviour change approach-empowered worldview (EWV), and investment decisions in children wellbeing among smallholder farmers in Zambia. Three years after exposure to EWV, logistic regression model results suggest that exposure to EWV was associated with an increased probability of parents providing basic needs of children including school fees, clothes, and food. This probability increased with more trainings. Using a matched sample, the average treatment effect on the treated of EWV is positive and statistically significant. Qualitative results reveal EWV enhanced participant agency, spouses' propensity to work together and with others in the community, and aspirations for themselves and their children. These results point to the prevalence of psychosocial constraints and the need for interventions to sustainably address them to support human development

Agency (philosophy · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Poverty · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Agricultural risk and resilience · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology