Effect of Job Stress on Health-related Quality of Life among Family Farm Succession of Young Farmers: Dual Mediating Effect of Healthcare Satisfaction and Culture-Leisure Satisfaction

This study examined the relationship between health-related quality of life and job stress among young successor farmers and investigated the dual mediating effects of healthcare satisfaction and culture-leisure satisfaction in this relationship. An online survey was conducted targeting young farmers under the age of 40 who inherited agricultural operations from their parents or grandparents. The survey was administered over one month from July 1, 2022, and the responses from 374 participants were analyzed. The main findings of the study were as follows: An analysis of the factors influencing job stress, healthcare satisfaction, culture-leisure satisfaction, and health-related quality of life showed that job stress negatively affects health-related quality of life. In contrast, healthcare satisfaction and culture-leisure satisfaction have positive effects. Second, an examination of whether healthcare satisfaction and culture-leisure satisfaction have a dual mediating effect on the relationship between job stress and health-related quality of life for young successor farmers showed that higher job stress leads to lower healthcare satisfaction, which in turn reduces culture-leisure satisfaction, ultimately lowering the health-related quality of life.