The Relationship Between Psychosocial Interventions and Child Wellbeing in Zambia

Vidya Diwakar (), Amanda Lenhardt (), Emmanuel Tumusiime (), Joseph Simbaya () and Arthur Moonga ()
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Vidya Diwakar: Institute of Development Studies
Amanda Lenhardt: ODI
Emmanuel Tumusiime: World Vision
Joseph Simbaya: University of Zambia
Arthur Moonga: Frontiers Development and Research Group

Child Indicators Research, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, No 17, 395-420

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Behaviour change; Social resilience; Child wellbeing; Poverty; Zambia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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