Data on farmers’ psychological health at work and its determinants remain limited. This study aimed to describe the psychological health at work of farmers in the Grand Est region (France) and to identify the sociodemographic and psychosocial factors associated with it.

This study used data from questionnaires administered at baseline of the CAGRIMENT cohort. Psychological health at work was measured using a validated self-report questionnaire comprising two dimensions: psychological well-being at work and psychological distress at work. Scores range from 0 to 100 (best possible psychological well-being at work/worst possible psychological distress at work). Multivariate linear regression models were used to assess their associations with sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics.

Among the 1,084 farmers included (35.6% women; mean age = 49.2 ± 11.9 years), the mean psychological well-being at work and psychological distress at work scores were 66.6 (± 14.2) points and 27.1 (± 15.3) points, respectively. Psychological well-being at work scores were lower among women (β=-2.3; p=0.04), farmers in socially vulnerable situations (β=-8.0; p<0.01), and those who had experienced life events perceived as difficult (β=-6.5; p<0.01). Similar patterns were observed for psychological distress at work.

These results provide a description of psychological health at work among farmers and highlight the need for actions to promote psychological health at work, particularly among women farmers, farmers in socially vulnerable situations, and those who have experienced life events perceived as difficult.