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The meanings attached to the phrase Mental Illness amongst those who experience it

Frazer, Patricia (Dublin Business School, 2017)

Objectives: To explore the range of meanings attached to the term ‘mental illness’ for those who have direct personal experience of mental health difficulties. Although mental health researchers and professionals struggle ...
The health of academic psychology

Murphy, Jonathan (The Irish Psychologist, 2017)

For those starting out in academia, it is an arduous climb, often with uncertain perspective; a career ladder moving in the wind, with few rungs, dangling from a helicopter being piloted by non-academic managers. And from ...
A comparison of the effects of violent and non-violent video games on aggressive behaviour in adolescent males

Byrne, Caoimhe (Dublin Business School, 2016)

This study was conducted to compare the effects of violent and non-violent video games on aggressive behaviour in adolescent males. The aim of this study was to show whether violent video games led to aggression in adolescent ...
Extraversion, openess to new experience, spirituality and sexual attitudes in Irish college students

Schulze Zachau, Ariane (Dublin Business School, 2016)

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential relationship between openness to new experience, extraversion, spirituality, gender and sexual attitudes in Irish college students. In a correlational mixed method ...
Who follows their dreams? Self-efficacy, sociotropy and autonomy as predictors of career aspiration attainment

Sterritt, Ashley (Dublin Business School, 2016)

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between dream job attainment and self-efficacy, sociotropy and autonomy. A review of the literature identified a lack of research on specific aspirations, as opposed ...
Influences social media has on body image, anxiety and self-esteem in young adults

Meshioye, Anu (Dublin Business School, 2016)

This study aimed to investigate if media has an impact on self-esteem, body image, social anxiety, and age from an Irish third level college. Total of 100 participants took part in this research. Participants ranged in age ...
Applying Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour : changing physical activity health behaviour with activity-tracking technology

O'Shea, Colin (Dublin Business School, 2016)

The objectives were to i) determine whether a mobile connected activity-tracking device could change physical activity (PA) health behaviour, ii) test whether the theory of planned behaviour could predict participation in ...
Five minutes. Attitudes, empathy and self-esteem levels of people who park illegally in disabled spaces

O'Driscoll, Conor (Dublin Business School, 2016)

The aim of this study was to investigate if the variables of; attitudes to disabled persons or designated parking spaces, correlated with the variables of self esteem or empathy. Additionally, participants who parked in ...

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