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DOI	10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100960
	Drought impact on peri-urban farmers' mental health in semi-arid Ghana: The moderating role of personal social capital
	Abunyewah, Matthew; Okyere, Seth Asare; Mensah, Seth Opoku; Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael; Gajendran, Thayaparan; Byrne, Mitchell K.
通讯作者	Abunyewah, M
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
ISSN	2211-4645
EISSN	2211-4653
出版年	2024
卷号	49
英文摘要	Drought represents a major climate hazard in semi-arid regions. Existing literature has extensively documented drought's economic and environmental impacts across Africa with little attention to the psychological impact of drought. Our study examined the impact of drought on farmers' mental health in the Talensi district, Ghana. In addition, we investigated the moderating effects of personal social capital on the relationships between drought impact and three mental health outcomes-depression, anxiety, and stress. Based on a survey of 507 farmers, drought impact has a positive statistically significant relationship with depression (13 = 0.51, p < 0.001), anxiety (13 = 0.24, p < 0.05), and stress (13 = 0.36, p < 0.001), implying that extended drought and increased severity adversely affect farmers' mental health. Personal social capital was found to be a moderator between drought impacts and mental health outcomes, which suggests that personal social capital is an essential resource to deal with mental health challenges associated with drought. Policy-wise, we submit that integrating psychological support services in climate adaptation initiatives, weaving social capital with other forms of capital (e.g., human, physical, economic, and cultural), and implementing sustainable livelihood diversification programs could mitigate the underlying issues that exacerbate mental health vulnerabilities associated with drought.
英文关键词	Drought Mental health Climate change Psychological well-being Farmers Semi-arid Ghana
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001165167600001
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; FOOD SECURITY ; ADAPTATION ; WATER ; COMMUNITIES ; VARIABILITY ; RESILIENCE ; DEPRESSION ; HOUSEHOLDS ; MIGRATION
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/403542
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Abunyewah, Matthew,Okyere, Seth Asare,Mensah, Seth Opoku,et al. Drought impact on peri-urban farmers' mental health in semi-arid Ghana: The moderating role of personal social capital[J],2024,49.
APA	Abunyewah, Matthew,Okyere, Seth Asare,Mensah, Seth Opoku,Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael,Gajendran, Thayaparan,&Byrne, Mitchell K..(2024).Drought impact on peri-urban farmers' mental health in semi-arid Ghana: The moderating role of personal social capital.ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT,49.
MLA	Abunyewah, Matthew,et al."Drought impact on peri-urban farmers' mental health in semi-arid Ghana: The moderating role of personal social capital".ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT 49(2024).