DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS AMONG PUNJAB FARMERS - A STUDY
Keywords:
Depression, Anxiety, Stress, FamersAbstract
Herein is an attempt to explore the levels of depression, anxiety and stress among farmers in Punjab. In this connection, descriptive survey method was employed in order to describe the state of mind among farmers. A randomized sample of 100 Punjab farmers was included for data collection in the present study. DASS questionnaire developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) was used to assess the depression, anxiety and stress among farmers. The results found that in depression the highest percentage of respondents fall in normal level followed by moderate, mild, severe and extremely severe level of depression respectively. Similarly, highest percentage of the respondents fall in normal level followed by extremely severe, moderate, severe and mild level of anxiety respectively. The study suggests that government should provide financial and other support measures for farmers so that it would be of great help in reducing the occurrence of stress, depression and anxiety among farmers.
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