Improving Mental Health of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

IF 5.3 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Human Resources Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI:10.3368/jhr.1222-12707r2

Manisha Shah, Sarah Baird, Jennifer Seager, Benjamin Avuwadah, Joan Hamory, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Amita Vyas

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Abstract

This study provides causal evidence on the impact of life skills programming on the mental health of adolescent girls aged 10-19 in three distinct low- and middle-income countries: Tanzania, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia. Life skills interventions significantly improved a component of mental health in all three contexts, with reductions in depression in Tanzania, and improvements in socio-emotional development in Bangladesh and Ethiopia. However, findings suggest substantial heterogeneity in impact. Programs that target both adolescent boys and girls appear more effective than those that target girls alone, and existing supportive environments are a necessary condition for programs to improve mental health.

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改善低收入和中等收入国家少女的心理健康

摘要本研究提供了生活技能规划对坦桑尼亚、孟加拉国和埃塞俄比亚三个不同中低收入国家10-19岁少女心理健康影响的因果证据。生活技能干预措施在所有三种情况下都显著改善了心理健康的一个组成部分，坦桑尼亚的抑郁症有所减少，孟加拉国和埃塞俄比亚的社会情感发展有所改善。然而，研究结果表明，影响存在很大的异质性。针对青春期男孩和女孩的项目似乎比只针对女孩的项目更有效，现有的支持性环境是改善心理健康项目的必要条件。

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Journal of Human Resources Multiple-

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7.00

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1.90%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.