Understanding farmer mental health and wellbeing in a volatile, isolating, and misunderstood industry
• There is a public misconception about the benefits farmers provide to nature. • There is no outlet for farmers to address public issues on farming. • Lack of control is central to farmer stress and anxiety. • Current stress levels are likely to result in burnout.
Authors
- Ian Garner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-5377)
- Niall Galbraith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2043-8272)
- Danielle McFeeters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0277-905X)
- Andrew Guy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1282-3648)
- Rachel Hopley
Institutions
- University of Wolverhampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103648
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.25