Can Simple Psychological Interventions Increase Preventive Health Investment?
Can Simple Psychological Interventions Increase Preventive Health Investment?
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DOI：
10.1093/jeea/jvab052
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发表时间：
2022-06
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Orkin, Kate
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作者：
John, Anett;Orkin, Kate
行为限制可能是预防性保健产品需求低的部分原因。我们通过一项针对肯尼亚农村地区 3,750 名妇女的随机对照试验，测试了两种轻触心理干预措施对水氯化以及相关健康和经济结果的影响。一种干预措施鼓励参与者想象未来的替代实现，另一种干预措施则培养参与者制定具体计划的能力。 12 周后，可视化增加了客观测量的氯化，减少了儿童腹泻发作，并增加了节省。对氯化和节约的影响在近三年后仍持续存在。规划干预的效果较弱且基本不显着。机制分析表明，这两种干预措施都能提高自我效能——对自己实现预期结果的能力的信念。可视化还提高了参与者预测其未来效用的技能。这些干预措施不会对有关氯化的信念和知识产生不同的影响。结果表明，简单的心理干预可以增加面向未来的行为，包括使用预防性健康技术。
Behavioral constraints may explain part of the low demand for preventive health products. We test the effects of two light-touch psychological interventions on water chlorination and related health and economic outcomes using a randomized controlled trial among 3,750 women in rural Kenya. One intervention encourages participants to visualize alternative realizations of the future, and the other builds participants’ ability to make concrete plans. After 12 weeks, visualization increases objectively measured chlorination, reduces diarrhea episodes among children, and increases savings. Effects on chlorination and savings persist after almost 3 years. Effects of the planning intervention are weaker and largely insignificant. Analysis of mechanisms suggests both interventions increase self-efficacy—beliefs about one’s ability to achieve desired outcomes. Visualization also increases participants’ skill in forecasting their future utility. The interventions do not differentially affect beliefs and knowledge about chlorination. Results suggest simple psychological interventions can increase future-oriented behaviors, including use of preventive health technologies.
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