International Perspectives on Psychosocial Working Conditions, Mental Health, and Stress of Dairy Farm Operators

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• Personal Author:
  Brumby S ; Kallioniemi M ; Kymäläinen HR ; Lundqvist P ; Lunner Kolstrup C ; Stallones L
• Description:
  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 and cultures. Dairy operators experience high psychosocial demands with respect to a hard work and production ethos, economic influences, and social and environmental responsibility. Furthermore, both traditional and industrial farms are highly dependent on external conditions, such as weather, fluctuating markets, and regulations from government authorities. Possible external stressors include disease outbreaks, taxes related to dairy production, and recent negative societal attitudes to farming in general. Dairy farm operators may have very few or no opportunities to influence and control these external conditions, demands, and expectations. High work demands and expectations coupled with low control and lack of social support can lead to a poor psychosocial work environment, with increased stress levels, ill mental health, depression, and, in the worst cases, suicide. Internationally, farmers with ill mental health have different health service options depending on their location. Regardless of location, it is initially the responsibility of the individual farmer and farm family to handle mental health and stress, which can be of short- or long-term duration. This paper reviews the literature on the topics of psychosocial working conditions, mental health, stress, depression, and suicide among dairy farm operators, farm workers, and farm family members in an international perspective. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Dairy Products Farmers Livestock Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Suicide
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Animal Handlers Animal Husbandry Workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Burnout Cattle Dairy Products Job Stress Livestock Industry Mental Health Mental Strain Mental Stress Psychological Disorders Psychological Effects Psychosocial Factors Sociological Factors Work-life Balance

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  244-255
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052139
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2013 Jul; 18(3):244-255
• Contact Point Address:
  Christina Lunner Kolstrup, PhD, Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 88, SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden
• Email:
  christina.kolstrup@slu.se
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d1ca9eceb7d11722b552cd5d054eba42730e6282b8376877b26ae29b8c11ee2a5e972c07be60735fa3ea49f91f0ef3383b821e906b16f758a100b6f1699bdafd
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211728/cdc_211728_DS1.pdf
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