The aim of this study was to understand the ‘farming life’ factors that affect the mental health help-seeking of farmers. Semi-structured interviews were completed with 10 farmers, 10 farmers’ partners, and eight General Practitioners (GPs), covering mental health help-seeking. Interview data were then analysed using thematic analysis resulting in three themes: Lifestyle and culture, farming priorities, and the challenges of farming. The findings showed that the lifestyle and culture of farming values traits such as stoicism and self-reliance, which is ingrained in farmers’ identities and appears antithetical to mental health help-seeking. The farming priorities theme highlighted that farmers are time-poor and believe mental health help-seeking to be time-consuming and an interference to their work, which is their primary priority. Lastly, this research revealed that farming challenges, such as financial volatility, increase the need for help, but can also reduce the ability to seek help. Implications of the findings highlight a need to carefully engage with farming cultures more broadly when seeking to support the mental health of the farming community.

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“农业不仅仅是一种职业 [而是] 一种完整的生活方式”：对影响澳大利亚农民心理健康求助的生活方式和文化因素的定性研究

本研究旨在了解影响农民心理健康求助的“农耕生活”因素。对 10 名农民、10 名农民的合作伙伴和 8 名全科医生 (GP) 进行了半结构式访谈，内容涵盖心理健康寻求帮助。然后使用主题分析对访谈数据进行分析，得出三个主题：生活方式和文化、农业优先事项以及农业挑战。研究结果表明，农耕的生活方式和文化重视坚忍和自力更生等特征，这些特征在农民的身份中根深蒂固，似乎与心理健康求助背道而驰。农业优先主题强调农民时间有限，他们认为寻求心理健康帮助很耗时，而且会干扰他们的工作，而这是他们的首要任务。最后，这项研究表明，农业面临的挑战，例如金融波动，会增加对帮助的需求，但也会降低寻求帮助的能力。研究结果表明，在寻求支持农业社区的心理健康时，需要更广泛地谨慎参与农业文化。