Thelin A G
The Swedish Farmers' Safety and Preventive Health Association, Gatugard, S-355 94 Wederslof, Sweden.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 1998;5(2):139-45.
The aim of this work was to study psychosocial working environment factors among farmers and other people living in rural areas. The study was carried out as a cross-section investigation. All persons visiting local occupational health service centres for a health check up have been asked to answer an inquiry which was based on the Karasek-Theorell questionnaire on job strain. Five extra items on worry about the future were added. The questionnaire was completed by over 3,800 persons. Three of four indices showed significant difference with respect to sex. Women experienced less stimulance at work, authority over work and had a greater fear of the future. Farmers had a significantly higher index for psychological demands, stimulance at work as well as authority over work than other occupational groups. The index for authority over work was very high in comparison with presented results for different occupations in other studies. With respect to worry about the future, the farmers had a significantly higher index than nearly all the other occupational groups. The low risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among farmers reported in other studies can probably be related to good psychosocial working environment as measured by the indices in this study as well as other known life style factors.
这项工作的目的是研究农民及其他农村居民的社会心理工作环境因素。该研究作为一项横断面调查开展。所有前往当地职业健康服务中心进行健康检查的人都被要求回答一份基于Karasek - Theorell工作压力问卷的询问。另外增加了五个关于对未来担忧的项目。超过3800人完成了这份问卷。四个指标中有三个在性别方面显示出显著差异。女性在工作中感受到的刺激较少，对工作的掌控权较小，并且对未来的恐惧更大。农民在心理需求、工作刺激以及对工作的掌控权方面的指标显著高于其他职业群体。与其他研究中不同职业呈现的结果相比，农民对工作的掌控权指标非常高。在对未来的担忧方面，农民的指标显著高于几乎所有其他职业群体。其他研究中报道的农民冠心病（CHD）低风险可能与本研究指标所衡量的良好社会心理工作环境以及其他已知的生活方式因素有关。
