Gomboc Simona, Zagoranski Matija, Kos Anaja, Bolta Tinkara, Kitanovska Teodora, Rupena Gaja, Slabanja Lara, Soklič Julija, Ružič Povirk Lara, Šenica Lina, Udvanc Elara, Vrhovnik Tija, Kržišnik Matej, Jug Vesna
Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Titov Trg 4, SI-6000 Koper, Slovenia.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Aug 20;14(8):726. doi: 10.3390/bs14080726.
In the past two decades, a significant surge in interest in investigating mental disorders and challenges faced by low- and middle-income countries in the realm of mental health has been observed. Various types of universal basic income (UBI) programs have already demonstrated significant impacts on individuals' mental health in high-income countries. Therefore, this review focuses on the situation in low- and middle-income countries. A literature review was conducted using seven electronic databases. Empirical studies of any design that implemented different types of UBI interventions in middle- and low-income countries and applied any type of mental health measures were searched for. After systematically reviewing 6822 articles, 13 empirical studies examining the relationship between various types of UBI interventions and different aspects of mental health in developing countries were identified. The collective findings of the studies suggest that UBI programs have significant positive effects on the mental health of individuals from developing countries, with the potential mediating role of unconditionality and payment frequency being noteworthy. However, these implications are limited due to the small number of studies conducted in this area and their methodological constraints. Further research with rigorous design is needed, particularly focusing on experimental control and length of follow-up periods.
在过去二十年中，人们对调查低收入和中等收入国家在心理健康领域所面临的精神障碍和挑战的兴趣显著激增。各种类型的普遍基本收入（UBI）计划已在高收入国家对个人心理健康产生了重大影响。因此，本综述聚焦于低收入和中等收入国家的情况。使用七个电子数据库进行了文献综述。搜索了在中低收入国家实施不同类型UBI干预并应用任何类型心理健康措施的任何设计的实证研究。在系统审查6822篇文章后，确定了13项实证研究，这些研究考察了发展中国家不同类型的UBI干预与心理健康不同方面之间的关系。这些研究的综合结果表明，UBI计划对发展中国家个人的心理健康有显著的积极影响，无条件性和支付频率的潜在中介作用值得注意。然而，由于该领域进行的研究数量较少及其方法学限制，这些影响是有限的。需要进行设计严谨的进一步研究，特别是关注实验控制和随访期的长度。
