Animal Abuse, Family Violence, and Child Wellbeing: A Review
In: Journal of family violence, Volume 24, Issue 1, p. 41-52
ISSN: 1573-2851
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In: Journal of family violence, Volume 24, Issue 1, p. 41-52
ISSN: 1573-2851
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(2): 348-359.
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In: Justice Policy Journal, Volume 8, Issue 1
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In: British Journal of Criminology, Volume 47, Issue 3, p. 455-469
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In: Journal of relationships research, Volume 5
ISSN: 1838-0956
Australia is one of the world's foremost mining nations. While the economic and employment benefits of the mining industry are well documented, potentially negative aspects of mining industry employment are less understood. It has been suggested that mining industry workers may be more likely than workers in other occupations to experience relationship problems and work-family stress, but there is very little empirical study examining this proposal. Data from the nationally representative Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey were used to compare males employed in the Australian mining industry with males working in other occupations, on indices of relationship quality and work-family balance, as well as mental and emotional health. Employment in the resources sector was not associated with poorer outcomes on these measures, relative to other occupations. These results suggest that hypothesised connections between mining industry employment and relationship/family stress require careful examination.
In: The international journal of sociology and social policy, Volume 33, Issue 11/12, p. 762-772
ISSN: 1758-6720
Purpose– International evidence demonstrates elevated suicide rates among farming occupations, relative to other occupations. A psychosocial factor commonly argued to contribute to farmer suicide is social isolation and lack of social support, which in turn may indicate a need for policies and programs to support farmers' social participation and connectedness with others. However, there has been very little empirical investigation of perceived levels of social connectedness and social participation among farmers. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approach– This study used a cross-section of a nationally representative dataset, the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey. This enabled quantification of Australian farmers' self-reported levels of social connectedness and social participation, relative to rural adult males in other occupations.Findings– Levels of perceived social support and social participation among farmers were approximately equivalent to social support and social participation among rural men in other occupations.Research limitations/implications– Possible mediating variables, such as influences of social support on mental health, were not examined in this study. However, these findings nonetheless suggest the assumption that social isolation is higher among farmers requires careful consideration.Originality/value– This is the first study that quantifies social support and social participation among farmers, using a comparative approach.
In: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology: SPPE ; the international journal for research in social and genetic epidemiology and mental health services, Volume 49, Issue 4, p. 593-599
ISSN: 1433-9285