Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project: effects on children and adolescents of a program that increased employment and income

Morris, Pamela; Michalopoulos, Charles

doi:10.1016/s0193-3973(03)00045-5

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“…A Canadian study evaluated the impact of an anti-poverty initiative targeting single parent welfare recipients (mainly mothers) 43 . The Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) offered a financial supplement to increase parents' earnings, so that work paid better than welfare.…”

Section: Social Behavioursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are incentive schemes effective in changing young people’s behaviour? A systematic review

Kavanagh

Oakley

Harden

et al. 2010

Health Education Journal

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Objective:To examine the impact of single or dual component incentive schemes on health and social behaviours, in young people. Design: A systematic review. Method: Systematic and comprehensive cross-disciplinary searches were conducted to identify research. Following screening for relevance, included studies were quality assessed and data extracted. Both outcome and process evaluation studies were included in either a statistical meta-analysis or narrative synthesis. Results: Sixteen trials and seven process evaluations were included in the review. There is some evidence to show that incentives are effective in improving single health behaviours, but not complex health behaviours. Incentives had no impact on levels of reported effort, or attendance in education studies. Whilst viewed favourably by young people, incentives did not necessarily translate into improvements in targeted behaviours. Conclusion: Evidence suggests that incentives schemes do not provide policy makers or practitioners with a simple route to improving young people's health or other behaviours. However, there is evidence that incentives can be useful in encouraging positive health behaviour change where a simple or single action is required. ObjectiveThis paper reports the methods and findings of a systematic review evaluating the effectiveness of direct, behaviour-linked incentives to improve the health-related behaviours of young people. Health-related behaviours in childhood and young adulthood are important in shaping many aspects of adult health 1 . The factors that shape health-related behaviours and their improvement are complex. The use of direct incentives is an increasingly popular strategy for helping young people

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Section: Social Behavioursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are incentive schemes effective in changing young people’s behaviour? A systematic review

Kavanagh

Oakley

Harden

et al. 2010

Health Education Journal

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“…However, experimental studies of the Self-Sufficiency Project in Canada 3 and U.S. welfare-to-work initiatives have indicated that parents' movement from social assistance to employment does not, on its own, lead to improvements in children's well-being (Bloom and Michalopoulos 2001;Ford et al 2003;Michalopolous, Schwartz, and Adams-Ciardullo 2001;Michalopolous et al 2002;Morris and Michalopolous 2003;Morris et al 2001). Welfare-to-work programs, whether they are mandatory or not, seem to have the greatest likelihood of positively influencing children's well-being when increased parental employment is accompanied by increases to family income (Michalopoulos et al 2002;Morris and Michalopoulos 2003;Morris et al 2001;Zaslow et al 2002). However, only programs that provide families with income supplements when parents secure employment tend to result in higher incomes for families that move from welfare to work (Ford et al 2003;Michalopolous et al 2002).…”

Section: Welfare Reforms and Children's Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Welfare reforms in Canada

Williamson

Salkie²

2005

Journal of Children and Poverty

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“…Findings from the Canadian Self-Sufficiency Project indicate that adolescents whose mothers participate in the welfare reform program have lower achievement and more school problems and drink and smoke more than those in a traditional welfare program (effect sizes of 0.11 to 0.20 [Morris and Michalopoulos, 2000]). Bloom and colleagues (2000a) examine Florida's Family Transition Program and find that adolescents in the new welfare program have lower achievement and a greater probability of being suspended (effect size of 0.14 and 0.17, respectively).…”

Section: How Does Welfare Reform Influence Child Development?mentioning

confidence: 99%

How welfare reform affects young children: Experimental findings from Connecticut—A research note

Loeb

Fuller

Kagan

et al. 2003

J Policy Anal Manage

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Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project: effects on children and adolescents of a program that increased employment and income

Cited by 79 publications

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Are incentive schemes effective in changing young people’s behaviour? A systematic review

Are incentive schemes effective in changing young people’s behaviour? A systematic review

Welfare reforms in Canada

How welfare reform affects young children: Experimental findings from Connecticut—A research note

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