Proposing instrument to measure impression management among flood victims

• Main Authors: Salleh, Nurul ‘Aaina, Mustaffa, Che Su, Mohd Taib, Ariffin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology Press (IACSIT Press) 2013
• Subjects: GB Physical geography; HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/12646/1/299-B10012.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/12646/; http://dx.doi.org/10.7763/IJSSH.2013.V3.299

Abstract—Flood disaster is one of the events that have an impact on the lives of the individuals involved in Malaysia.Destruction and loss make a person feels depressed besides being worried.Even worse when the victims become depressed as a result of the incident. Flood events can be seen as a threat to the well-being of individuals both physically and emotionally.This article will discuss how stress, anxiety and depression are relatedtothe quality of life and well-being of flood victims.The discussion is based on the Stressful Life EventsTheory, Freud’s Anxiety Theory, Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression and the Quality of Life Conceptual Model.