精准扶贫项目能减少抑郁吗？来自中国的证据。
Can Targeted Poverty Alleviation Program Reduce Depression? Evidence From China.
作者信息
Yang Ziying, Xiong Chang, Tang Manping
机构信息
School of Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Institute of Chinese Financial Studies, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.
出版信息
Int J Public Health. 2024 Aug 30;69:1607106. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607106. eCollection 2024.
OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to examine whether China's Targeted Poverty Alleviation (TPA) program mitigates depression and explores the mechanisms through which the TPA program affects individuals' depression.
METHODS
Using the data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) survey from 2012 to 2020, we employ a Difference-in-Difference model to analyze the effect of the TPA program on individuals' depression levels.
RESULTS
Our findings indicate that the TPA program reduces depression scores by 0.116 points, accounting for 6.82% of the standard deviation of depression scores. Further analyses indicate that these effects are mediated through improvements in local medical conditions, reductions in household healthcare spending, increases in household entertainment expenditures, and greater likelihood of living in family.
CONCLUSION
This study showed that the TPA program significantly mitigates individuals' depression levels. The possible channels include (1) improving local medical conditions, (2) cutting down household healthcare spending, (3) increasing household entertainment expenses, and (4) increasing the likelihood of living in family.
目标
本研究旨在考察中国的精准扶贫项目是否能缓解抑郁情绪，并探究该项目影响个体抑郁情绪的机制。
方法
利用2012年至2020年中国家庭追踪调查（CFPS）的数据，我们采用双重差分模型来分析精准扶贫项目对个体抑郁水平的影响。
结果
我们的研究结果表明，精准扶贫项目使抑郁得分降低了0.116分，占抑郁得分标准差的6.82%。进一步分析表明，这些影响是通过改善当地医疗条件、减少家庭医疗支出、增加家庭娱乐支出以及更高的居家生活可能性来介导的。
结论
本研究表明，精准扶贫项目显著降低了个体的抑郁水平。可能的途径包括：（1）改善当地医疗条件；（2）削减家庭医疗支出；（3）增加家庭娱乐支出；（4）增加居家生活的可能性。
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