The mental wellbeing of young farmers in Ireland and the UK: driving factors, help-seeking, and support
The mental wellbeing of young farmers in Ireland and the UK: driving factors, help-seeking, and support
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DOI：
10.1080/14702541.2023.2274004
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发表时间：
2023-10-26
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通讯作者：
Russell，Tomas
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作者：
Rose，David Christian;Bradley，Fergal;Russell，Tomas
虽然对农民心理健康的研究越来越多，但很少有研究关注年轻农民。我们的研究旨在更好地了解影响年轻农民心理健康和寻求帮助行为的因素。我们从爱尔兰和英国的联合研究中获得见解，并辅以两地同一作者团队的单独研究。通过对年轻农民的访谈和调查，以及对那些支持年轻农民心理健康的人的访谈，我们发现了一幅复杂的心理健康图景，以及影响心理健康的众多因素。虽然在更广泛的文献中已经确定了许多这些因素，但我们的研究特别确定了社会化和离开农场时间的影响，以及影响年轻女性农民的性别歧视/厌女症。在某些情况下，年轻的农民被认为比年长的农民更善于谈论心理健康，但我们的研究表明，由于耻辱、坚忍和可能缺乏保密性，这一人群中的一些人未能寻求帮助。改善心理健康服务的可及性，以及使这一主题的对话正常化，并在非正式的社会环境中提供支持，被确定为关键建议。
Whilst research attention on the mental wellbeing of farmers is growing, there are few studies focused on young farmers. Our research set out to better understand the factors affecting young farmer mental wellbeing and help-seeking behaviour. We draw insights from a combined study in Ireland and the UK, supplemented by separate studies by the same author team in both places. Through the use of young farmer interviews and surveys, as well as interviews of those who support young farmers with their mental wellbeing, we identify a mixed picture of mental wellbeing and a plethora of factors affecting it. Though many of these factors have been identified in the wider literature, the impact of socialisation and time off the farm, and sexism/misogyny affecting young female farmers, were specifically identified in our study. In some cases, young farmers were considered to be better at speaking about mental wellbeing than their older counterparts, but our study indicated that some people in this demographic fail to seek assistance because of stigma, stoicism, and possible lack of confidentiality. Improving the accessibility of mental wellbeing services, as well as normalising conversations on the subject and providing support in informal social settings, were identified as key recommendations.