Farm stressors

Abstract

The first section of this paper examines stressors in farm environments. The literature discussed concerns questionnaire surveys of general farm stressors, familial stressors in farm environments, such as role incongruence and conflict, and extrafamilial farm stressors. The discussion of extrafamilial stressors emphasizes financial stressors and the current farm financial crisis. Based on the implications of the farm stressor literature, the second section of the paper considers directions that community psychologists and others might take in working in farm areas. These directions are considered in terms of different types of programs aimed at preventing or alleviating farm financial stress.