A comparison of farm stressors in the UK and Canada
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To understand the effects of stress on farmers, international data collection needs to be undertaken on a global level to enable cross-national comparisons, including across Commonwealth countries. An online survey compared farming stress in the UK and Canada (N = 569: 51% UK, 49% Canada). While finances were the primary stressor in both nations, Canadian farmers more frequently experienced stress from weather and labour management than UK farmers, who reported stress from animal health, farm/rural crime and isolation more often than their Canadian counterparts. Targeted interventions must address these contextual challenges. These findings support the newly developed ‘Interconnected Farm Stress Pyramid’ which provides insights into the synergistic nature of farm stressors. An integrated scale is now necessary to enhance understanding of the impact of stress experienced by Commonwealth farmers.
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- Authors
- Nyczaj Kyle, S., Barkus, E., Dunne, S., & Jones, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Northumbria
- Northumbria University (GB)
- University of Guelph
- Venue
- The Round Table
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 266-285
- ISSN
- 0035-8533 (ISSN-L)
- 1474-029X
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- W4411244351
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- 66
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- 2026: 5 · 2025: 1
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- en
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- hybrid
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Keywords
- farm stress, farmer mental health, stressors, cross-national comparison, United Kingdom, Canada, financial stress, weather stress, labor management, animal health, rural crime, social isolation, stress scale development
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