Associations Between Support Gaps and Agricultural Stress

Details

• Journal Article:
  Journal of Rural Mental Health
• Personal Author:
  Holmstrom, Amanda J. ; Shelle, Gwyn
• Description:
  Farmers experience high levels of stress, which may be alleviated by the receipt of social support. However, people do not always receive the amount of support they desire, potentially resulting in negative consequences. In the present study, we examine associations between U.S. farmers' (N = 130) experiences of informational and emotional support gaps and dimensions of perceived stress related to their occupation. Gaps in informational support were positively associated with farmers' reports of general perceived stress as well as stress due to time pressures. Emotional support gaps were negatively associated with stress due to economic and climatic conditions.
• Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Farmers
  • Mental Health
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Farmers; Mental health; Agricultural industry; Agriculture; Well-being; Job stress; Information dissemination;
  • Author Keywords: support gap; agriculture; farmer; stress; well-being
• Source:
  J Rural Ment Health 2025 Dec; 49(2):134-141
• ISSN:
  1935-942X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Michigan ; Kansas City Region OSHA ; Chicago Region OSHA
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071341
• Contact Point Address:
  Amanda J. Holmstrom, Department of Communication, Michigan State University, 404 Wilson Road, Room 473, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States
• Email:
  holmstr6@msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• End Date:
  20270929
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258816/cdc_258816_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 202.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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