Desolation in the countryside: How agricultural crime impacts the mental health of British farmers
Desolation in the countryside: How agricultural crime impacts the mental health of British farmers
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乡村荒凉：农业犯罪如何影响英国农民的心理健康
DOI：
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.10.037
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Kreseda Smith
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作者：
Kreseda Smith
农业犯罪正日益成为英国农民的生活现实。虽然没有这类犯罪的官方数据，但保险公司等农村主要利益相关者定期发布问题程度的指标。然而，这些数字以及许多现有的学术研究几乎完全集中在农业犯罪的金融影响上。到目前为止，还没有研究农业犯罪如何影响农民的心理健康。这项研究不仅探讨了农业犯罪是如何影响英国农民的心理健康和幸福的，而且还比较了农业犯罪与其他农业压力源对英国农民心理健康的影响。设计并实施了一项在线调查，以获取英国各地农民的定量数据，以及与压力源相关的定性数据。数据显示，农业犯罪对农民心理健康有显著影响，犯罪的诸多方面与许多心理健康指标的经验有明显的关联。研究结论是，犯罪作为农民的压力源及其对农民心理健康的直接影响存在明显的研究空白。有人认为，这项研究的结果支持需要在主要利益攸关方之间进行更广泛的讨论，以审查如何更好地支持农民，以解决目前已知的直接影响农民心理健康的与犯罪有关的因素。
Agricultural crime is increasingly becoming a fact of life for British farmers. While no official figures exist for this type of crime, key rural stakeholders such as insurers publish regular indicators of the level of the problem. However, these figures, and much of the extant academic research focus almost exclusively on the financial impact of agricultural crime. To date, no research has examined how agricultural crime impacts the mental health of farmers.This research is the first to explore not only how agricultural crime impacts the mental health and wellbeing of farmers in Britain, but also how agricultural crime compares to other farming stressors in its impact on the mental health of British farmers.An online survey was designed and administered to reach farmers across Britain to obtain quantitative data, but also qualitative data relating to stressors. The data shows that agricultural crime has a significant impact on farmer mental health, with numerous aspects of crime having a clear association with the experience of a number of mental health indicators.The research concludes that there is a clear research gap regarding crime as a farmer stressor and the direct impact this has on farmer mental health. It is argued that the findings of this research support the need for a wider discussion among key stakeholders to examine how farmers can be better supported to address the crime-related factors that are now known to directly affect farmer mental health.