测量农场压力因素的多维工具:开发和初步验证农民压力评估工具 (FSAT)
R J Purc-Stephenson1, S Dedrick2, D Hood2
1Department of Social Science, Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta, Camrose, AB, T4V 1R3, Canada. purcstep@ualberta.ca.
BMC psychology
|August 12, 2024
概括
一个新的农民压力评估工具 (FSAT) 确定了影响农民的五个主要压力因素. 这种经过验证的工具有助于评估心理健康风险,并为农业福祉提供干预信息.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
背景情况:
- 农业是一种高压力职业,与不良心理健康结果有关.
- 现有的农场压力调查在加拿大背景下缺乏验证.
- 需要可靠的工具来评估农场特定的压力因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查农民所经历的压力因素类型.
- 为加拿大农民开发和验证农场压力评估工具.
- 评估该工具与心理健康指标的标准相关的有效性.
主要方法:
- 根据文献审查和专家咨询,开发了一项20项调查.
- 探索性因素分析 (EFA) 和确认性因素分析 (CFA) 用于验证.
- 该调查对两个加拿大农民样本进行 (N=354和N=138).
主要成果:
- 农业经济评估 (EFA) 确定了农场压力因素的五个方面:意外的干扰,农业危险,财务规划,隔离和法规.
- 农民压力评估工具 (FSAT) 显示出良好的内部一致性 (克朗巴赫α 0.660.75).
- 该工具显示了与心理健康措施的歧视性和标准相关有效性的证据.
结论:
- 农民压力评估工具 (FSAT) 是衡量农场压力因素的可靠和有效工具.
- 研究结果支持制定有针对性的政策和为农民提供社区心理健康干预措施.
- FSAT可以帮助理解和减轻农业压力因素对农民心理健康的影响.
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