Health and Well-Being Among Young People from Canadian Farms: Associations with a Culture of Risk-Taking

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• Personal Author:
  Berg RL ; Marlenga B ; Pickett W
• Description:
  Purpose: To determine whether patterns of adolescent risk behavior in rural populations, and especially farm populations, are associated with negative indicators of adolescent health and well-being, beyond an established association between risk-taking and injury. Methods: The study base was Cycle 7 (2014) of the Canadian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study. Children aged 11-16 years (n = 2,565; 2,533 weighted) who reported living or working on farms were matched within schools in a 1:1 ratio with other rural children. We related a scale describing engagement in multiple risk behavior to a series of indicators of adolescent health and well-being. Findings: Farm children, particularly male farm children, showed the highest levels of risk behavior. Multiple risk behavior was strongly and consistently associated with negative indicators of general health, mental health (life satisfaction, psychosomatic symptoms), and academic performance in all subpopulations. Conclusions: Adolescent risk behavior in rural populations, and especially farm populations, is common and associated with a variety of negative indicators of adolescent health and well-being. We speculate that the origins of this risk-taking lifestyle surround cultural definitions of self and identity, which have both protective and negative effects. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Behavior Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Adolescent Behavior Behavior Patterns Farm Health Injuries Risk-taking Risk Factors Rural Population Young Workers

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• ISSN:
  0890-765X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  275-282
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057689
• Citation:
  J Rural Health 2018 Summer; 34(3):275-282
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Marlenga, PhD, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449
• Email:
  marlenga.barbara@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Rural Health
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e1a6c512221ab945a4e83a7729ccf01d08e120e8fe44c4e5ed81e1c699d2a084862af7d71260fe55659e6c43f71c7234f83af225ede144a1d78ddc91a6d0ff45
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214949/cdc_214949_DS1.pdf
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