Saleh, Jesse (2023) Cultivating Well-being in Australian Farmers using the Job Demands-Resources Model. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Farmers play a critical role in our society; their work impacts not only our individual health and
survival, but they also contribute significantly to the economy by generating employment and
commodities. Despite their immense importance farmers are overrepresented in our national
suicide data and are less likely to seek out mental health support when experiencing physical or
mental ill-health, due in part to attitudinal barriers. Importantly, there is almost no research on
Australian farmers incorporating dual process occupational health models. Accordingly, this current
study examines the influences job resources and job demands have on physical and Psychological
Health outcomes, including psychological distress and General Health. Specifically, we investigated
the impact high Work Hours has on psychological and physical health, and the moderation effects
stress has on these outcomes. Further, we investigated the moderation effect which Job Control has
on psychological and physical wellbeing and the moderation effects Job Satisfaction has on the
relationship between Job Control and psychological and physical wellbeing. The sample was based
on the responses of 272 self-identified Farmers and/or Farm Managers in the Household, Income
and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (Wave 21, 2021/2022). Using Moderated OLS
Regression and Moderated Logistic Regression Models we found direct effects for work
intensification on Work Hours and psychological distress and direct effects for Work Hours on
psychological distress. We also found indirect moderation effects for Job Stress on the relationship
between Work Hours and psychological distress. In these unique results, we identify sources which
can support psychological and physical wellbeing in the Australian farmer and farm manager
population, and we show how these findings can provide actionable and accessible tools and suggest
several directions for future research.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current – Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Wellbeing (1 Jan 2022 -) |
| Supervisors: | Erich Fein |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2025 00:42 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2025 00:42 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Job Demands-Resources Model, Farmers, Work Hours, psychological wellbeing, work intensification |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52730 |
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