Burnout and hopelessness among farmers: The Farmers Stressors Inventory.

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
Read Online Read More Add to Saved list
  • Author(s): Truchot D;Truchot D; Andela M; Andela M
  • Source:
    Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology [Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol] 2018 Aug; Vol. 53 (8), pp. 859-867. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 03.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer International Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 8804358 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1433-9285 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09337954 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: [Berlin] : Springer International, [c1988-
    • Subject Terms:
      Agriculture* ; Psychological Tests*; Burnout, Professional/*diagnosis ; Farmers/*psychology; Adult ; Affect ; Anxiety/psychology ; Female ; France ; Hope ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Self Concept ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Workload/psychology
    • Abstract:
      Background: Farming is a stressful occupation with a high rate of suicide. However, there have been relatively few studies that have examined the antecedents of stress and suicide in farmers. We also lack methodologically sound scales aimed at assessing the stressors faced by farmers.
      Aims: Therefore, the purposes of this study were to develop an instrument assessing the stressors met by farmers, The Farmers Stressors Inventory, and to test its factorial structure, internal consistency and criterion validity.
      Methods: First, based on the existing literature and interviews with farmers, we designed a scale containing 37 items. Then a sample of 2142 French farmers completed a questionnaire containing the 37 items along with two measures: The MBIGS that assesses burnout and the BHS that assesses hopelessness.
      Results: The statistical analyses (EFA and CFA) revealed eight factors in accordance with different aspects of farmers job stressors: workload and lack of time, incertitude toward the future and the financial market, agricultural legislation pressure, social and geographical isolation, financial worry, conflicts with associates or family members, family succession of the farm, and unpredictable interference with farm work. The internal consistency of the eight subscales was satisfactory. Correlation between these eight dimensions and burnout on the one side and hopelessness on the other side support the criterion-related validity of the scale.
    • References:
      Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2002 Feb;36(1):81-5. (PMID: 11929442)
      Occup Med (Lond). 2002 Dec;52(8):471-6. (PMID: 12488518)
      Psychol Med. 2007 Jun;37(6):769-78. (PMID: 17202001)
      MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Jul 01;65(25):641-5. (PMID: 27359167)
      Occup Med (Lond). 2004 Mar;54(2):92-100. (PMID: 15020727)
      Am J Psychiatry. 1990 Feb;147(2):190-5. (PMID: 2278535)
      J Consult Clin Psychol. 1974 Dec;42(6):861-5. (PMID: 4436473)
      Br J Clin Psychol. 2005 Nov;44(Pt 4):495-504. (PMID: 16368029)
      J Agric Saf Health. 2008 Oct;14(4):461-72. (PMID: 19044172)
      J Agromedicine. 2016;21(4):310-5. (PMID: 27409004)
      Encephale. 1992 May-Jun;18(3):237-40. (PMID: 1299593)
      Psychol Rep. 1986 Oct;59(2 Pt 1):427-30. (PMID: 3786615)
      Behav Res Ther. 2008 Sep;46(9):1078-84. (PMID: 18692169)
      Br J Psychiatry. 2008 Jul;193(1):73-6. (PMID: 18700224)
      N C Med J. 2014 Nov-Dec;75(6):384-92. (PMID: 25402689)
      Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2006 Aug;36(4):443-54. (PMID: 16978098)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Burnout; Farmers; Hopelessness; Instrument development; Stressors
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180505 Date Completed: 20190305 Latest Revision: 20190305
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s00127-018-1528-8
    • Accession Number:
      29725701