Mental Health and Work in a National Survey of Farm Managers in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Alterman, Toni ; Li J ; Muntaner C ; Petersen, Martin R. ; Steege A
• Description:
  This study examines associations between mental health and working from a nationally representative survey of farm managers in the United States. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-20), a screening instrument used in many languages and settings to indicate severity of depression and anxiety, was administered. Logistic regression models showed that physical health, cutting down on work activity due to emotional or physical problems, considering oneself disabled, emergency room visits, and hospital stays were associated with GHQ scores. These associations did not differ with race, ethnicity, or gender. Mental health should be considered an important component of occupational health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Fatigue Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Mental-fatigue Mental-health Mental-processes Mental-stress Psychological-adaptation Psychological-factors Psychological-processes Psychological-responses Psychological-stress Surveillance-programs Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISBN:
  9781841698601
• ISSN:
  0020-7594
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035045
• Citation:
  Int J Psychol 2008 Jul; 43(3-4):779
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Psychology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:16865f535a2cb34785bf86f8de97cb9368c5372b3aedb9e5f7604750dbec1457a5556b87d44cc7fa25ae5981678db418665175b8407e6045dd9a89122c549888
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187031/cdc_187031_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.24 MB ]