Key risk factors affecting farmers' mental health: A systematic review

S Daghagh Yazd, SA Wheeler, A Zuo - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recently, concern has increased globally over farmers' mental health issues. We present a
systematic review of the outcomes, locations, study designs, and methods of current studies …

International perspectives on psychosocial working conditions, mental health, and stress of dairy farm operators

C Lunner Kolstrup, M Kallioniemi… - Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Dairy farm operators—farmers, workers, and family members—are faced with many
demands and stressors in their daily work and these appear to be shared across countries …

Weather, workload and money: determining and evaluating sources of stress for farmers in Ireland

M Brennan, T Hennessy, D Meredith… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The demands of modern farming can place substantial stress upon the farmer, adversely
impacting their wellbeing. This study identifies both the prevalence of stress and assesses …

Automatic milking systems and farmer wellbeing–exploring the effects of automation and digitalization in dairy farming

BG Hansen, CT Bugge, PK Skibrek - Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years the concept of wellbeing, encompassing an individual's satisfaction with
different aspects of their life, has received increased attention in literature. However, we find …

Assessing the social and psychological impacts of endemic animal disease amongst farmers

D Crimes, G Enticott - Frontiers in Veterinary science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Outbreaks of exotic animal disease, such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) are associated
with social and psychological impacts amongst farmers. Whilst claims of similar impacts for …

Farm operators' experiences of advanced technology and automation in Swedish agriculture: a pilot study

C Lunner-Kolstrup, T Hörndahl… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This pilot study investigated how farm operators use and experience working with advanced
farm technology and automated systems. The study participants included 10 farm operators …

Stress in New Zealand farmers

HM Firth, SM Williams, GP Herbison… - Stress and Health …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This was a cross‐sectional study of stress in a stratified, random sample of New Zealand
farmers (n= 1015). Data were obtained on farming‐specific environmental stressors …

Fracked: Coal seam gas extraction and farmers' mental health

MI Morgan, DW Hine, N Bhullar, DA Dunstan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Farmers are exposed to a unique range of vocational stressors, and while mental health
morbidity is similar to their non-rural counterparts, suicide rates in the farming community are …

Development and validation of a work stressor scale for A ustralian farming families

CJ McShane, F Quirk… - Australian Journal of Rural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this research was to gain insight into the key stressors for A ustralian
farming families. It is well established that the farming work environment consists of a …

Personality traits, technology adoption, and technical efficiency: evidence from smallholder rice farms in Ghana

DA Ali, D Bowen, K Deininger - The Journal of Development …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Although a large literature highlights the impact of personality traits on key labour market
outcomes, evidence of their impact on agricultural production decisions remains limited …