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Peer reviewedArmstrong, Paula S.; Schulman, Michael D. – Rural Sociology, 1990
Survey responses of 549 North Carolina farm operators during an economically unstable period were analyzed using a covariance structure model. Results suggest that the relationship between farm financial strain and farmer's depressive symptoms is mediated by the farmer's perceptions of economic hardship and personal control. Contains 59…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Farmers
