评估山羊和绵羊养殖者压力及其人口统计学之间的关系:试点研究
Suzanna R Windon1, Carolyn Henzi1
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Journal of agricultural safety and health
|March 13, 2025
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间,山羊和绵羊养殖者经历了相当大的压力,个人因素如有限的休时间和职业问题如工作量和财务问题是主要的驱动因素. 增加的工作时间和农场规模与农民更高的压力水平相关.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行给全球农业社区带来了前所未有的挑战.
- 了解影响山羊和绵羊养殖者的特定压力因素对于开发有针对性的支持系统至关重要.
- 之前的研究已经强调了农业人口的一般压力水平,但流行病的具体影响需要集中调查.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间调查山羊和绵羊养殖者中压力的普遍性和性质.
- 确定导致农民压力的主要个人和职业压力因素.
- 探索农场特征与农民压力水平之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项试点研究利用在线问卷分发给3000名注册的山羊和绵羊养殖者.
- 使用Dillman等人进行的数据收集. (2014) 在线调查的技术.
- 统计分析包括计算平均压力水平和相关性分析 (斯皮尔曼等级相关性) 以确定压力的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 该研究实现了6.8%的响应率 (n=204),平均农民压力报告为3.0±.63分之5.
- 最重要的个人压力因素包括有限的休时间,睡眠不足和家庭健康问题.
- 主要的职业压力因素包括繁重的工作负载,农场未来的不确定性,财务担忧,政府法规,市场价格和天气不可预测性.
- 繁忙季节的工作时间 (rs = .245) 和农场规模 (rs = .238) 是农民压力的重要,低积极预测因素,占总变化的10%.
结论:
- 个人和职业因素显著导致农民的压力,COVID-19大流行加剧了这种压力.
- 在高峰季节的工作时间和农场规模被确定为农民压力的关键预测因素.
- 扩展专业人员和公共卫生从业人员应该制定积极的战略,以减轻农民在健康危机期间的压力,重点是职业支持和不确定性管理.
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