Development and Validation of the 'Causes and Impact Assessment of Farm Stress' Scale ...

• Main Authors: Barkus, Emma, Dunne, Stephen, Jones, Andria, Kyle, Sarah Nyczaj
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: OSF Registries 2024
• Subjects: Social and Behavioral Sciences; Psychology; FOS Psychology; agriculture; farming; stress; Avian flu
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/4tzcv; https://osf.io/4tzcv/

Existing farm stress surveys have limited relevance for the current UK agricultural sector by either their age or target national population. The existing measures (for example, Deary et al., 1997; Eberhardt & Pooyan, 1990; Firth et al., 2007; McShane et al., 2016; Truchot & Andela, 2018) are either outdated due to changes in political and economic structure (e.g. Brexit or the prevalence bovine TB/Avian Flu) or have been specifically designed for countries other than the UK (e.g. Australia or France). Moreover, the existing measures appear to focus on the causes of stress, rather than their underlying psychological construct. This is problematic as, although they provide surface-level information about stressors, most farm stressors are predominantly beyond the control of the individual farmer. To develop effective interventions, it is critical that understanding of farming stress is furthered beyond the uncontrollable such as weather and government policy. We need to perceive how management, ...