Quality of Life: Psychosocial Environment Factors (PEF) in the Event of Disasters to Private Construction Firms

In the last decade, both natural and man-made disaster events in Malaysia bring hindrance to construction firms' operations. Disaster events causing stress, anxiety and depression among people which leads to lose of working days. This research reports on psychosocial environment factors to priv...

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Main Authors: Abu Talib, IF (Author), Nawawi, AH (Author), Takim, R (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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520 3 |a In the last decade, both natural and man-made disaster events in Malaysia bring hindrance to construction firms' operations. Disaster events causing stress, anxiety and depression among people which leads to lose of working days. This research reports on psychosocial environment factors to private construction firms in the event of disaster. A semi-structured interviews were conducted among six (6) construction firms and the data were analysed using content analysis. The findings revealed that three (3) psychosocial environment factors (i.e., job characteristics; role in organisations; and social aspects) affected by man-made disasters; while job prospect and organisational factors distressed by natural disasters. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 
650 0 4 |a HEALTH 
650 0 4 |a Man-made disaster 
650 0 4 |a natural disaster 
650 0 4 |a private construction firms 
650 0 4 |a psychosocial environment factors 
650 0 4 |a WORK-ENVIRONMENT 
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700 1 0 |a Nawawi, AH  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Takim, R  |e author