目に見えない労働の「三重苦」が農業女性の大きなストレス要因であることが研究で判明(‘Triple burden’ of invisible labor major stressor for farm women, study finds)

2024-12-12 ペンシルベニア州立大学(PennState)

<関連情報>

• https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/triple-burden-invisible-labor-major-stressor-farm-women-study-finds
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1059924X.2024.2427800

「私の喜びとストレスの源」: 農家の女性に影響を与える、過小評価されたストレス源としての子供と育児 “The Source of All My Joy and All My Stress”: Children and Childcare as Underappreciated Sources of Stress That Affect Farm Women

Florence Becot,Shoshanah Inwood & Hannah Budge
Journal of Agromedicine Published:11 Nov 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2024.2427800

ABSTRACT

Objective
Women have always played a crucial role in agriculture through their work on the farm, caring for the family and the household, and off-farm employment. Yet, like their essential contributions to agriculture, their mental health and well-being have largely been invisible since much of the focus of the mental health in agriculture research has been on older, male farmers. This paper seeks to address this knowledge gap by focusing on the emotional consequences stemming from the expectations of juggling childcare responsibilities, farm work and managing the household whilst keeping children safe.

Methods
The data were collected via focus groups and photovoice activity with, respectively, 68 and 33 farm women from Ohio, Wisconsin, and Vermont.

Results
The content thematic analysis first indicates that the juggling of multiple roles along with limited support deeply impacted farm women’s wellbeing. Worries that the children could get hurt was a major source of stress. Stress and mental health issues connected to children do not lessen as they age but rather shift and become more complex.

Conclusion
This article highlights the implications of the lack of investment in farm women’s mental wellbeing and their lived realities of caring for children on the farm. Future research should address supply chain and affordability issues, particularly for rural childcare provision.