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Adaptive memory : measuring the effect of encoding strategies on word recall
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Recently, adaptive memory has gained much attention as it grants the possibility of insights into the ultimate causes of human memory. However, we first need to identify the proximate mechanisms. The aim of the current ... -
The addicted subject caught between the ego and the drive : the post-Freudian reduction and simplification of a complex clinical problem
(Psychoanalytische Perspectieven, 2000)Texts by Abraham, Rado, Glover and Gross are explored in order to investigate post-Freudian literature on the question of addiction. The reduction of the Freudian field is analysed in order to produce new foundation stones ... -
Addicted to death : serial killings as an addiction
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This Final Year Project, entitled "Addicted to Death: Serial Killing as an Addiction" investigates the phenomenon of serial killing and attempts to explain the addictive quality that it possesses. This will entail a peering ... -
Addiction and borderline personality disorder : mixed features of Actualneuroses
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Addiction intervention : comparing client-centered and cognitive behaviour treatments on outcome and effectiveness
(Dublin Business School, 2005)Developments in Ireland over the last two decades have led to a questioning of, and challenge to, traditional methods of treatment offered by addiction counsellors (McCann, 2002).With this in mind, the present study examines ... -
Adolescent anxiety: considering personality, resilience, sex, age and experience as vulnerability factors
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Anxiety disorders have been identified as one of the most prevalent mental health disorders encountered by adolescents. A number of risk factors have been identified as contributors to the development and maintenance of ... -
Adolescent girls’ friends, peers, school type: do these influence self-esteem and self-concept of school?
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Adolescence is a period when self-esteem and academic decisions become salient; peer friendships expand and their significance increases. This research examined female midadolescent friendships, ... -
Adolescent substance use and later life outcomes
(Dublin Business School, 2010)CONTEXT: The use and misuse of substances among children and adolescents is, and continues to be, a significant area of interest and concern. While some explain substance use in adolescence as a 'normative behaviour', ... -
Adolescents, stress and the peer group: a study of relationships between peer group size, stress and extraversion scores in adolescents
(Dublin Business School, 2006)The present study aimed to address the effect of the peer group on stress levels in adolescents. Previous literature has shown that the peer group is very important as a socialization context, a learning context and as a ... -
Adoption of cloud computing by SME's in emerging markets (Brazil)
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Cloud Computing is an exciting topic, which is providing a paradigm shift from computation as a product to computation as a service. It is a phenomenon where various types of IT capabilities are centralized into data ... -
Adoption of cloud computing by SMEs in emerging markets (India)
(Dublin Business School, 2016)In 21st century, Cloud computing has been one of the most discussed subject in the world of information technology. Many companies are moving to cloud technology today. Cloud computing is a popular term for business today. ... -
Adoption of software-defined cloud by companies
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The overarching purpose of this research is to explore how Software Defined Cloud (hereafter “SDC”) impacts data innovation or information technology service providers. Additionally, this research considers the qualitative ... -
Adult attachment styles and mental well-being in relation to romantic relationship satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachment styles, mental well-being and romantic relationship satisfaction. A betweensubjects cross-sectional correlational design ... -
Adult attachment styles and personality traits : their influence on group cohesion within amateur sports teams
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect that personality type and attachment style have on group cohesion within amateur sports teams. Pen and paper questionnaires consisting of four published questionnaires ... -
Adult attachment styles, loneliness, gender, age and their relationship to social media addiction
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The following study aimed to explore the relationship between attachment styles, gender, age and loneliness in relation to social media addiction. Participants (N=99) were required to be above 18 years of age and to currently ... -
Adult children of alcoholics: Attachment, object relations and dependency patterns and implications for treatment
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This research set out to explore attachment, object relations and dependency patterns in Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA). An outline of what it means to be an ACA is examined, along with research into difficulties ... -
Adults that experience sexual shame: Effects on self-esteem and sexual satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The aim of the present study was to investigate sexual shame and the effects it has on self-esteem and sexual satisfaction. Furthermore, help recognise a definition for sexual shame while identifying themes that may ... -
Advertising & public relations: a study of their histories and a hypothesis of their futures
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Advertising and Public Relations have been major forces in the shaping of the modern world. They are both two sides of the same coin, one clearly visible, the other only partially so. These two professions often share the ... -
Advertising ethics to children in India: A study of marketers' approach and parents' expectation
(2022-01)The aim of the research is to evaluate the impact of the current advertising ethics to children on brands and parents’ expectations. The researcher has used a qualitative research method by interviewing ten brand marketers ... -
Aesthetic judgement : investigating the role of implicit memory
(Dublin Business School, 2006)Participants (N = 88) were divided into control and experimental groups (41 and 47 respectively). The experimental group were primed by placing copies of works by Mondrian in their workspace for a period of two weeks. Both ...