@article{McGregor:346321,
      recid = {346321},
      author = {McGregor, Murray and Willock, Joyce and Dent, Barry and  Deary, Ian and Sutherland, Alister and Gibson, Gavin and  Morgan, Olly and Grieve, Bob},
      title = {Edinburgh Study of Decision Making on Farms: Links Between  Psychological Factors and Farmers' Decision Making},
      address = {1995},
      series = {IFMA10},
      pages = {14},
      year = {1995},
      note = {Tenth International Farm Management Congress, The  University of Reading, UK, July 10-15, 1995},
      abstract = {This paper explores the role that psychological variables  might have in analysing farmer decision making. The results  presented relate to a survey of 256 arable and hill farmers  in SE Scotland. The survey investigated the objectives and  stress levels of those surveyed. The major objectives of  those surveyed were primarily concerned with improving the  quality of land, the environment, and their way of life.  Levels of stress were found to be consistent with the total  UK population with 10% showing high stress levels. The  paper also explores the levels of innovativeness and  intelligence, and relates these to farm business and other  psychological variables. Innovative farmers were found to  be lower on neuroticism and less stressed, and more  extraverted. They were also found to be risk minimisers,  had larger farms, more experience and were more likely to  possess a computer. Farmers with high intelligence scores  were generally more conscientious and open to new ideas,  kept records, set targets, used new technology and managed  for maximum profit.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/346321},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.346321},
}