Lesser Tali L, Matalon Maya, Clauss-Ehlers Caroline S
Department of Psychology, School of Health Professions, Long Island University Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Sep 2;14(9):770. doi: 10.3390/bs14090770.
The purpose of this paper is to apply Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory to explore the literature on how Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) and Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) programs might support positive mental health outcomes. The paper begins with transnational considerations of stress, such as poverty and COVID-19, and their impact on mental health. Bronfenbrenner's theory is applied to better understand the mechanisms by which CCT and UCT programs can potentially lead to positive outcomes for children and families who face such stressors. The implications of cash transfer programs are subsequently discussed in terms of how they might promote positive mental health outcomes among families globally. This theoretical application paper concludes with a call for transnational research to explore connections between cash transfer programs and mental health outcomes for children/adolescents and their parents/caregivers.
本文旨在应用布朗芬布伦纳的生态系统理论，探讨关于有条件现金转移支付（CCT）和无条件现金转移支付（UCT）计划如何可能支持积极心理健康结果的文献。本文开篇从跨国角度考量压力因素，如贫困和新冠疫情，以及它们对心理健康的影响。应用布朗芬布伦纳的理论，以便更好地理解CCT和UCT计划能够潜在地为面临此类压力源的儿童和家庭带来积极结果的机制。随后，从现金转移支付计划如何可能在全球范围内促进家庭的积极心理健康结果方面进行了讨论。这篇理论应用论文最后呼吁开展跨国研究，以探索现金转移支付计划与儿童/青少年及其父母/照顾者的心理健康结果之间的联系。
