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It's supposed to stiffen the body of the car. Just how effective they are on Imprezas is questionable. As the Impreza strut braces are not straight, and as the chassis is good, you'd probably be no better off fitting one in terms of handling.
However, I have one on my MY96 WRX (it came with it), and it certainly looks good...