A comparative study of occupational stress on organic farmers and conventional farmers

Pages: 1839-1841
Deepa D. Naik (Department of Psychology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra)

The aim of this research is to distinguish the difference of organic farmers and conventional farmers on occupational stress on 300 samples from Pune District, Maharashtra, India. To measure occupational stress of farmers’ farmers Occupational Stress Scale (Naik, 2014) was administered. Two matched-groups design were used. The calculated t= 7.36, is statistically significant at .01 level also gives statistical support to this finding that occupational stress of organic farmers is of significantly positive magnitude as compared to conventional farmers.