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Plan
Conceptual framework and assumptions
1. Intention to leave farming early
2. Workload, job insecurity, moral obligation to stay, intention to leave
3. Mediating effect of emotional exhaustion
Method
1. Data Collection and Sample
2. Measurement of variables
3. Data analysis
Results
1. Preliminary analyzes
2. Confirmatory factor analyzes
3. Hypothesis testing
Discussion of results
1. Theoretical contributions
2. Managerial implications
3. Limits and avenues for future research
Conclusion
Farming is a stressful profession, characterized by many stressors at work (Truchot and Andela, 2018; Kallioniemi et al., 2018). Long working hours, isolation, financial insecurity, climatic hazards, market uncertainty translate for the farmer into high work demands. When these become insurmountable, they lead to burnout and an increased risk of suicidal ideation and behavior (Schaufeli and Bakker, 2004; Milner et al., 2018). However, the farming profession is particularly affected by this psychological distress (Kallioniemi et al.2016 ; Jones-Bitton et al., 2019; Deffontaines, 2014) and by an increasing number of suicides (Fraser et al.2005 ; Reed et Claunch, 2020).
Alongside the suffering at work borne by farmers, agriculture has been undergoing major structural changes for several decades. The operators are m…
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