Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia

The 2014 floods in Malaysia is considered the worst so far in the country history of floods: millions of people were affected, many were evacuated, lives were lost, properties damaged, and facilities and utilities became unusable during this ordeal. The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Rizalawati, Wok, Saodah, A.Manaf, Aini Maznina, Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha
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Published: Pacific and Asian Communication Association 2018
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spelling iium-647212018-07-23T02:26:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/ Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia Ismail, Rizalawati Wok, Saodah A.Manaf, Aini Maznina Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha H61.8 Communication of information The 2014 floods in Malaysia is considered the worst so far in the country history of floods: millions of people were affected, many were evacuated, lives were lost, properties damaged, and facilities and utilities became unusable during this ordeal. The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the information behavior of the flood victims, (2) to classify the types of social support groups formed during the floods, (i) to determine the characteristics of flood victims who faced losses and received gains from the floods, and (4) to develop a typology for the types of social support groups for various outcomes of the floods. A total of 507 respondents were gathered for the study using a cross-sectional survey method. Three types of social support groups were farmed during the floods: volunteer, kinship, and the public. The victims shared information on losses with the volunteer group the most, followed by kinship and the public. However spiritual gains were shared the most with the victims' kin. Married respondents, with secondary education and those involved in agricultural work gained the most aid from various agencies. Pacific and Asian Communication Association 2018-07-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/1/64721_Situational%20social%20support%20groups%20for%20information%20sharing%20in%20times%20of%20disaster.pdf Ismail, Rizalawati and Wok, Saodah and A.Manaf, Aini Maznina and Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha (2018) Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia. Human Communication: A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association, 1 (1). pp. 1-15. E-ISSN 2636-9206 http://pacascholars.com.my
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topic H61.8 Communication of information
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Ismail, Rizalawati
Wok, Saodah
A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha
Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia
description The 2014 floods in Malaysia is considered the worst so far in the country history of floods: millions of people were affected, many were evacuated, lives were lost, properties damaged, and facilities and utilities became unusable during this ordeal. The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the information behavior of the flood victims, (2) to classify the types of social support groups formed during the floods, (i) to determine the characteristics of flood victims who faced losses and received gains from the floods, and (4) to develop a typology for the types of social support groups for various outcomes of the floods. A total of 507 respondents were gathered for the study using a cross-sectional survey method. Three types of social support groups were farmed during the floods: volunteer, kinship, and the public. The victims shared information on losses with the volunteer group the most, followed by kinship and the public. However spiritual gains were shared the most with the victims' kin. Married respondents, with secondary education and those involved in agricultural work gained the most aid from various agencies.
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author Ismail, Rizalawati
Wok, Saodah
A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha
author_facet Ismail, Rizalawati
Wok, Saodah
A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha
author_sort Ismail, Rizalawati
title Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia
title_short Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia
title_full Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia
title_fullStr Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia
title_sort situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in malaysia
publisher Pacific and Asian Communication Association
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/1/64721_Situational%20social%20support%20groups%20for%20information%20sharing%20in%20times%20of%20disaster.pdf
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