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Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia

Objective - The study seeks to determine the relationship between psychosocial factors, namely social support, impression management and emotional factors (stress, anxiety and depression), with quality of life among flood victims. The Conservation of Resources Stress Approach Model and The Social Su...

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Main Authors: Marzuki, Najib Ahmad, Mustaffa, Che Su, Khalid, Mohd Sukeri
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BF Psychology
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spelling my.uum.repo.279082020-11-25T00:36:10Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/27908/ Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia Marzuki, Najib Ahmad Mustaffa, Che Su Khalid, Mohd Sukeri BF Psychology Objective - The study seeks to determine the relationship between psychosocial factors, namely social support, impression management and emotional factors (stress, anxiety and depression), with quality of life among flood victims. The Conservation of Resources Stress Approach Model and The Social Support Deterioration Model suggest that quality of life is dependent upon these psychosocial factors. Methodology/Technique - The cross-sectional study examined 1300 flood victims in flood prone areas in Malaysia. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, The Bolino and Turnley Impression Management Scale and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale questionnaires were used to measure the psychosocial factors, while The WHO Quality of Life instrument was used to measure quality of life. The results were analysed using Pearson Correlations.Findings - The findings demonstrate that, in general, psychosocial factors are associated with quality of life. Social support dimensions and emotional factor dimensions were significantly correlated with quality of life. In addition, two dimensions of impression management were correlated with quality of life. The findings are consistent with the psychosocial theory that implies an overall relationship between the variables studied.Novelty – This study suggests that there is much to be done in terms of community flood education in Malaysia, as well as training for emergency aid providers to decrease the likelihood of negative effects of psychosocial factors on individuals' quality of life. A psychosocial support programme is recommended to enhance overall quality of life for flood victims. Type of Paper - Empirical GATR Enterprise 2017 Article PeerReviewed Marzuki, Najib Ahmad and Mustaffa, Che Su and Khalid, Mohd Sukeri (2017) Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia. Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review, 5 (4). pp. 19-25. ISSN 2289-8506 http://www.gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/psychosocial_factors_and_quality_of_life_among_flood_victims_in_malaysia.html
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Utara Malaysia
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url_provider http://repo.uum.edu.my/
topic BF Psychology
spellingShingle BF Psychology
Marzuki, Najib Ahmad
Mustaffa, Che Su
Khalid, Mohd Sukeri
Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia
description Objective - The study seeks to determine the relationship between psychosocial factors, namely social support, impression management and emotional factors (stress, anxiety and depression), with quality of life among flood victims. The Conservation of Resources Stress Approach Model and The Social Support Deterioration Model suggest that quality of life is dependent upon these psychosocial factors. Methodology/Technique - The cross-sectional study examined 1300 flood victims in flood prone areas in Malaysia. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, The Bolino and Turnley Impression Management Scale and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale questionnaires were used to measure the psychosocial factors, while The WHO Quality of Life instrument was used to measure quality of life. The results were analysed using Pearson Correlations.Findings - The findings demonstrate that, in general, psychosocial factors are associated with quality of life. Social support dimensions and emotional factor dimensions were significantly correlated with quality of life. In addition, two dimensions of impression management were correlated with quality of life. The findings are consistent with the psychosocial theory that implies an overall relationship between the variables studied.Novelty – This study suggests that there is much to be done in terms of community flood education in Malaysia, as well as training for emergency aid providers to decrease the likelihood of negative effects of psychosocial factors on individuals' quality of life. A psychosocial support programme is recommended to enhance overall quality of life for flood victims. Type of Paper - Empirical
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author Marzuki, Najib Ahmad
Mustaffa, Che Su
Khalid, Mohd Sukeri
author_facet Marzuki, Najib Ahmad
Mustaffa, Che Su
Khalid, Mohd Sukeri
author_sort Marzuki, Najib Ahmad
title Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia
title_short Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia
title_full Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia
title_fullStr Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in Malaysia
title_sort psychosocial factors and quality of life among flood victims in malaysia
publisher GATR Enterprise
publishDate 2017
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/27908/
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