The Impact of New Zealand's Good Farmer Identity on Agricultural Student's Mental Health Help‐Seeking Behaviours
Students believed it was important to talk about mental health issues, but did not prioritise this for themselves and were reluctant to engage in help-seeking. The research has implications for those delivering mental health and wellbeing messages and support to young people studying agriculture. It suggests that there is still work to do to address unhelpful attitudes amongst all generations of farmers to break down barriers to mental health education and help-seeking.
Authors
- Christopher J. Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3049-1835)
- Jorie Knook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2356-8008)
- Louise Winder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-7814)
- Nicky Stanley‐Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2491-4056)
- Robbie Maris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9845-4606)
- Amanda Hay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0096-9016)
Institutions
- Lincoln University (NZ)
- The London College (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Massey University (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70137
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00