Effects Of The 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit On Adults' Mental Health: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
Effects Of The 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit On Adults' Mental Health: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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2021年扩大儿童税收抵免对成人心理健康的影响：一项准实验研究。
DOI：
10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00733
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发表时间：
2023-01
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影响因子：
9.7
通讯作者：
Hamad, Rita
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作者：
Batra, Akansha;Jackson, Kaitlyn;Hamad, Rita
美国国会在COVID-19大流行期间暂时扩大了儿童税收抵免（CTC），为有孩子的家庭提供经济援助。以前，CTC为大多数中等收入父母提供每名儿童2，000美元，但在2021年7月至12月，它为每名儿童提供了高达3，600美元。还扩大了资格标准，以涵盖更多经济上处于不利地位的家庭。很少有研究评估政策扩大对心理健康的影响。使用人口普查家庭脉搏调查（N = 812，314）和准实验研究设计，我们研究了对低收入成年人的心理健康和相关结果的影响。我们发现低收入成年人的抑郁和焦虑症状较少。与白色成年人相比，黑人成年人表现出更大的抑郁症状减少，黑人、西班牙裔和其他种族/民族背景的成年人表现出更大的焦虑症状减少。精神卫生保健利用率没有变化。这些发现对于国会和州立法者来说很重要，因为他们考虑将CTC和其他类似的税收抵免永久化，以支持经济困难的家庭。
The U.S. Congress temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide economic assistance for families with children. While formerly the CTC provided $2,000 per child for mostly middle-income parents, in July-December 2021 it provided up to $3,600 per child. Eligibility criteria were also expanded to reach more economically disadvantaged families. There has been little research evaluating the effect of the policy expansion on mental health. Using the Census Household Pulse Survey (N = 812,314) and a quasi-experimental study design, we examined effects on mental health and related outcomes among low-income adults with children and racial/ethnic subgroups. We found fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms among low-income adults. Black adults demonstrated greater reductions in depressive symptoms compared with White adults, and adults of Black, Hispanic and other racial/ethnic backgrounds demonstrated greater reductions in anxiety symptoms. There were no changes in mental healthcare utilization. These findings are important for Congress and state legislators to weigh as they consider making the CTC and other similar tax credits permanent to support economically disadvantaged families.
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