心理健康对中国耕地农民技术效率的影响

IF 5.7 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103897

Shijia Kang , Fabian Frick , Johannes Sauer

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近年来，农民心理健康的重要性日益引起研究者的关注。我们的研究使用了中国耕地农民的数据来估计心理健康的决定因素及其对农业效率的影响。本研究采用主成分因子分析获得个体抑郁得分，并采用内生随机前沿模型对农户心理健康与技术效率之间的关系进行了实证研究。我们发现，年龄、教育、培训、对环境的信任、信息通信技术的使用和农村发展与心理健康呈正相关，而低收入和家庭疾病呈负相关。在解决内生性问题后，心理健康与农场效率正相关，且这种效应受到农民受教育程度和非农活动参与程度的调节。男性户主与技术效率下降呈负相关，而户主的年龄和对网络的信任则提高了技术效率。根据研究结果，提出政策建议，包括促进农民教育和提供有针对性的支持。

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The impact of mental health on the technical efficiency of Chinese arable farmers

The importance of farmers' mental health has increasingly attracted the attention of researchers in recent years. Our study uses data from arable farmers in China to estimate the determinants of mental health and its impact on farm efficiency. We employ principal-component factor analysis to derive individual depression scores and an endogenous stochastic frontier model to robustly explore the relationship between farmers' mental health and their technical efficiency. We find that age, education, training, trust in surroundings, ICT use, and rural development are positively related to mental health, while low household income and household illness show negative associations. After addressing the endogeneity issue, mental health is positively related to farm efficiency, and this effect is moderated by farmers' education level and participation in off-farm activities. Having a male household head is negatively associated with decreased technical efficiency, while the age of the household head and trust in networks enhance it. Based on the results, policy recommendations include fostering farmers’ education and providing targeted support.

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Journal of Rural Studies Multiple-

CiteScore

9.80

自引率

9.80%

发文量

286

期刊介绍： The Journal of Rural Studies publishes research articles relating to such rural issues as society, demography, housing, employment, transport, services, land-use, recreation, agriculture and conservation. The focus is on those areas encompassing extensive land-use, with small-scale and diffuse settlement patterns and communities linked into the surrounding landscape and milieux. Particular emphasis will be given to aspects of planning policy and management. The journal is international and interdisciplinary in scope and content.