Financial-related psychological factors affect life satisfaction of farmers. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heo, Wookjae; Lee, Jae Min; Park, Narang
• Is Part Of: Journal of rural studies. Volume 80(2020)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 194
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: Life satisfaction -- Farmer -- Financial stress -- Locus of control -- Seemingly unrelated estimation; Sociology, Rural -- Periodicals; Country life -- Periodicals; Rural development -- Periodicals; Land use, Rural -- Planning -- Periodicals; Rural conditions -- Periodicals; Sociologie rurale -- Périodiques; Vie rurale -- Périodiques; Développement rural -- Périodiques; Sol, Utilisation agricole du -- Planification -- Périodiques; Conditions rurales -- Périodiques; Country life; Land use, Rural -- Planning; Rural conditions; Rural development; Sociology, Rural; Periodicals; 307.72
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.08.053
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0743-0167

Abstract

Abstract: Farmers as individual financial decision-makers can be better identified as those under the greater responsibility of managing multi-faceted stressful situations in both family and farm management. With using 1044 random sampling survey method, this study investigates how financial stress, financial risk tolerance, locus of control, and financial self-efficacy are associated with the life satisfaction of farmers. By investigating the farmer's financial stress and finance-related psychological factors on their life satisfaction, this study has a purpose to inform financial services professionals, such as financial planners and advisors, of how to better serve a population in the farmland industries. Our findings showed that: (a)_ financial stress decreases the life satisfaction, but farmers show lower maringal effect than the non-farmers; (b) locus of control increases the life satisfaction, but the farmers show smaller marginal effect than non-farmers, and (c) demographic factors show different maringal effects among non-famrers and farmers (i.e., age, education, gender). Overall, identification of themselves as a farmer eased the negative relationship between financial stress and life satisfaction but reduced the positive relationship between locus of control and life satisfaction. Highlights: Why are the psychological factors of farmers important to financial services professionals. Financial stress decreases the life satisfaction, but farmers show lower marginal effect. Locus of control increases the life satisfaction, but farmers show smaller marginal effect. Demographic factors show different marginal effects among non-farmers and farmers.