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Gender and personality differences in attitudes towards same-sex parenting amongst Dublin Business School students
(Dublin Business School, 2013)CONTEXT: The primary purpose of this research was to investigate attitudes towards same-sex parenting in an Irish context and to focus on gender and personality differences in participant’s attitudes. In reviewing the ... -
Gender differences in appearance concern correlating between self-esteem
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This present research focuses on the effect that self-objectification has towards males and female college students in Dublin, Ireland, and examines whether or not self-esteem correlates with self-objectification. Information ... -
Gender differences in attitudes towards marriage among young adults
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Context: As divorce continues to rise as Ireland’s fastest growing marital status, views towards marriage seem to be altered among young adults in Irish society today. The aim of the research is to investigate attitudes ... -
The impact of Facebook usage on one's self-esteem and personality.
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Facebook use is very popular among many different groups of people in societies worldwide, but many questions remain unanswered regarding individual traits that are antecedents of individual behaviours enacted online. ... -
Individuals and social network sites (SNS) in Irish society
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Despite how occupied our lives are and how spread out our families have become, the term social networking seems inevitable since it is now a place where new social connections both personal and professional are made ... -
An investigation into gender differences in alcohol consumption among third level college students in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2011)The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in alcohol consumption among male and female third level college students in Ireland. Quantitative research methods were used with a quasi – experimental ... -
The Irish health professional and eating disorders : their understanding of the eating disordered patient
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Eating disorders (ED) are characterised by maladaptive eating behaviours that effect an individual’s physical status and their psychosocial functioning. Therefore, treatment of eating disorders is difficult and it involves ... -
Is social networking affecting social interaction between users?
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The research aimed to find out whether social networking media is reducing the amount of social interaction by users with their peers on a face to face basis and it established that this was the case. The project also ... -
The mass media influence on young men's sexual objectification of women
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The aim of this study was to investigate if there was a correlation between the mass Medias influence and men’s views on sexual objectification of women, as well as correlations between the Medias influence on men’s views ... -
Media, ethnicity and body image dissatisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The pervasiveness of media and its ideals appears to be dominating and spreading to all cultural milieus. The media has been found to be the most powerful and pervasive conveyor of sociocultural values regarding ideal body, ... -
Music and feelings of well-being : an analytic study of the role of gender on response to music
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Music has been a significant part of human experience and even when it is not the main focus of attention; it is difficult to imaging some occasions such as weddings without it (Rentfrow and Gosling, 2012). In effect, many ... -
Nip/tuck : cosmetic surgery and the influence of body image and self esteem in young adults.
(Dublin Business School, 2010)This study investigates the influence of Self Esteem and Body Image on young adults who have undergone cosmetic surgery. There were a total of 212 participants who took part in the research, 109 participants were female ... -
Peer pressure and alcohol consumption compared between women in their twenties and older women
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This research develops on the area of alcohol consumption in women and whether women in twenties actually consume larger amounts of alcohol than older women. The women who partook in this research where aged from twenty ... -
A qualitative analysis : the effect of music therapy on a person with intellectual disability
(Dublin Business School, 2011)This Final Year Project will look at the effects that music therapy has on autistic individuals. People with intellectual disability frequently experience communication difficulties and behavioural issues. This study was ... -
The relationship between exercise and self-esteem, sleeping patterns, anxiety and energy levels
(Dublin Business School, 2015)This thesis aimed to research the relationship between exercise and self-esteem, sleeping patterns, anxiety and energy levels. The sample size consisted of 200 participants of males and females from ages 18 to 63 years. ... -
The relationship between listening to music and feelings of anxiety and happiness in young adults
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The present research study aimed to examine a relationship between listening to music and feelings of anxiety and happiness in young adults. The study consisted of 119 participants, 67 females and 52 males aged between 18 ... -
The relationship between low self-esteem, happiness and jealousy in romantic relationships
(Dublin Business School, 2015)This study looked at low self-esteem, happiness, age and jealousy in romantic relationships, to see if these variables are factors of jealousy in relationships. There was 162 participants used altogether, 80 males and 82 ... -
Size matters : gender differences in body image dissatisfaction and the effects of media on college students in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2011)The current study examines the influence of self-objectification on male and female college students in Ireland, and whether the media play a role in this self-objectification. Data was gathered quantitatively using a ... -
Social activity and quality of life of older people living in north Dublin : the care worker's perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2011)The proportion of older people in Ireland is set to increase dramatically in the future. This study investigated the role that social activity plays in the quality of life of older people from the perspective of health and ... -
Society‘s expectations of caffeine consumption
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Society today is constantly on the go and growing numbers of people can be seen day to day drinking some form of caffeine usually coffee. It is the main aim of this research project to explore whether there was a difference ...