Rurality and well-being during the middle years of life

Crider, Donald M.; Willits, Fern K.; Kanagy, Conrad L.

doi:10.1007/bf00306082

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“…Despite popular stereotypes that rural life is more peaceful and less stressful than urban life, work-related stress factors arising out of farming are today considerable and are increasingly attracting research interest (Campbell et al 1976;Campbell 1981;Walker and Walker 1987;Crider et al 1991). Unlike in most families, work and family roles are intertwined in farm families and the boundaries between work and family, duties and relaxation are often unclear.…”

Section: Farming Stress and Psychological Well-being: The Case Of Nomentioning

confidence: 99%

Farming, Stress and Psychological Well–being: The Case of Norwegian Farm Spouses

Melberg

2003

Sociologia Ruralis

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This study examines the relationships among farm–related stress, social support and psychological health in Norwegian farm spouses. Unlike most families, farm families are characterised by the intertwining of work and family. It is here claimed that indicators representative of contemporary farm life influence experienced well–being, though in different ways for women and men. Farm husbands’ and farm wives’ exposure and vulnerability to stressors in work, family and social networks are investigated. Data analysis focuses on the impact of stress on his and her psychological well–being and the extent to which social support mitigates the effect of stress. While farm life is often described as gender biased, it is here found that farm couples’ psychological well–being is to a high degree influenced by the same stressors. One conclusion is that farm life is intertwined and that farm couples may be best characterized by symmetry in the relation between experienced stress and well–being.

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Section: Farming Stress and Psychological Well-being: The Case Of Nomentioning

confidence: 99%

Farming, Stress and Psychological Well–being: The Case of Norwegian Farm Spouses

Melberg

2003

Sociologia Ruralis

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“…For community satisfaction, income has also proven to be a consistent determinant, although studies have reported both negative and positive (Crider, Willits & Kanagy, 1991) associations. Household annual income was used; in the GSS it is has 12 categories: under $1000; $1000-2999; $3000-3999; $4000-4999; $5000-5999; $6000-6999; $7000-7999; $8000-9999; $10 000-14 999; $15 000-19 999; $20 000-24 999; and $25 000 or over.…”

Section: Household Income and Employment Statusmentioning

confidence: 94%

Separate family and community realities? An urban-rural comparison of the association between family life satisfaction and community satisfaction

Toth¹,

Brown²,

Xu³

2002

Community, Work & Family

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Classical and contemporary statements about family and community suggest mutually reinforcing connections between these two life domains. However, in their search for greater niche building, scholars have largely overlooked such links because of their adherence to speci c traditions. This article considers the public-private sphere debate, a tradition associated primarily with family studies. This tradition holds that individuals experience life as discrete social spheres. Using this tradition as a framework for critique, this study examines individuals' association with family and community via an empirical test of family life satisfaction and community satisfaction. Particular attention is also given to urban and rural differences and similarities in family life and community. Data were drawn from a nationally representative sample of adults from the USA. The multivariate analysis revealed a reciprocal relationship between family life satisfaction and community satisfaction. Findings are discussed in light of the public-private sphere debate and urban and rural realities. RÉ SUMÉ Les énoncés classiques et contemporaines sur la famille et la communauté suggèrent des rapports qui se renforcent mutuellement entre ces deux domaines de la vie. Pourtant, dans leur recherche de se faire une place dans le monde universitaire, les spécialistes ont en grande partie ignoré de telles liaisons à cause de leur adhésion aux traditions spéci ques. Cet article considère le débat entre les sphères publiques et privées, une tradition associée principalement aux études de familles. Cette tradition soutient que les individus font l'expérience de la vie comme sphères sociales discrètes. En employant cette tradition comme structure pour la critique, cette étude examine l'association des individus avec la famille et la communauté par une épreuve empirique de la satisfaction de la vie familiale et de la satisfaction de vie communitaire. Cette recherche tient compte aussi des différences et des ressemblances urbaines et rurales dans la vie familiale et communautaire, et elle se base sur des données d'un échantillon nationalement représentatif d'adultes des Etats-Unis. L'analyse multivariate a révélé un rapport réciproque entre la satisfaction de la vie familiale et la satisfaction de la vie communautaire. Les

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“…These researchers did not find a significant relationship between location of residence and well-being, but similar to the current study, the relationship between the predictor variables and levels of subjective wellbeing was analyzed separately for each of the location variables. Crider, Willits, and Kanagy (1991) found that, for rural households, the number of friends was the strongest predictor of well-being, and income was the strongest predictor of well-being for urban residents.…”

Section: Rural Conditions and Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…A fourth study that assessed the relationship between location of residence and subjective well-being was conducted by Crider, Willits, and Kanagy (1991), who used three location variables: coimty, town, and urban residence. These researchers did not find a significant relationship between location of residence and well-being, but similar to the current study, the relationship between the predictor variables and levels of subjective wellbeing was analyzed separately for each of the location variables.…”

Section: Rural Conditions and Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constraints, recent change, objective and subjective well-being: urban, rural-nonfarm, and rural-farm households in Poland

Lune¹,

Linda²

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Rurality and well-being during the middle years of life

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Farming, Stress and Psychological Well–being: The Case of Norwegian Farm Spouses

Farming, Stress and Psychological Well–being: The Case of Norwegian Farm Spouses

Separate family and community realities? An urban-rural comparison of the association between family life satisfaction and community satisfaction

Constraints, recent change, objective and subjective well-being: urban, rural-nonfarm, and rural-farm households in Poland

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