Abstract

This study sought to assess the mental health impacts on farmers from across the globe post-natural weather-related disasters. There were two objectives that guided the study: (a) determine themes among the literature discussing post-disaster impacts on farmers’ mental health, (b) identify personal characteristics that influence farmers’ mental health post-disaster. A systematic review revealed 29 (N = 29) publications relevant to the research objectives. Through conducting an extensive systematic review six themes were identified: suicide, preparedness, culture, adaption, sentiment, and financial hardship. There were two personal characteristics presented in the literature: gender and age. It was indicated that farmers' perceptions of climate change affected their response to lessen emotional and physical impacts. The severity of the natural disaster played a role in the action farmers took to restore and prepare damages not only for the land but also regarding their mental health. Implications of this study uncovered an opportunity for extension personnel to create educational resources to combat mental health impacts from natural disasters. Recommendations include further research be conducted to investigate the effect of new or existing mental health resources on a sample of farmers from across the globe.

Highlights

  • Introduction and Problem StatementWith the impending food crisis to consider, farmers’ resiliency to climate change needs to be a key attribute of sustainable agricultural systems (Rosin et al, 2013)

  • The two most cited sources regarding the mental health of farmers are financial hardships and inconsistent climate change (Yazd et al, 2019)

  • Farmer mental health will worsen as droughts become more severe due to climate change (Howard et al, 2020)

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Introduction

Introduction and Problem StatementWith the impending food crisis to consider, farmers’ resiliency to climate change needs to be a key attribute of sustainable agricultural systems (Rosin et al, 2013). The resiliency theory concentrates on the positive contextual, social, and individual variables that interrupt the development of problem behaviors, poor mental and physical health, after experiencing trauma (Yeager & Dweck, 2012). This international study sought to assess farmers’ mental health post-natural weather-related disasters using SCT and resiliency theory.

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