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Age, gender and birth order as predictors of gender bias in children's attitude to toys
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The current study investigates if there is a relationship between gender bias relating to toys and the age, gender or birth order of a convenience sample of Irish National School Children. Seventy children from 3 age ... -
Alpha wave activity In frontal cortical regions and dimensions of personality
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The aim of the present study was to investigate a link between alpha wave activity and personality, in a sample of thirty-five volunteers (M=20, F= 15). The participants firstly completed John & Srivastava’s Big Five ... -
Are facial expressions universal? Does optimism/pessimism affect the intensity at which they are read?
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Using the JACFEE program (Ekman & Matsumoto, 1988), an experiment was conducted to examine whether facial expressions are universal. It was also explored as to whether there was a relationship between optimism and pessimism ... -
Can arousing cognitive dissonance help turn the tide on plastic pollution?
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Much research has pointed to the effectiveness of cognitive dissonance treatments in promoting pro-environmental behaviour and suggested that information-based treatments may have limited effectiveness. The current study ... -
Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Medication Beliefs and Locus of Control in Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment Adherence
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Adherence to treatment regimens were investigated in eighty-three individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease. Personality traits of conscientiousness and agreeableness, necessity and concern medication beliefs and health locus ... -
A correlation study of gender differences in secure attachment style, personality and romantic relationship satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2013)This study was conducted to assess the possible correlation between personality type, attachment style and relationship satisfaction in a sample of (N=103) participants, (N=33) men and (N=70) women all part-time students ... -
Cross-cultural Analysis of Resilience, Satisfaction with Life, Coping Styles and Personality Traits: Ireland; Israel; The Netherlands
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The aim of this research is to examine the demographic traits of individuals from Ireland, Israel and The Netherlands to see how they are related to resilience and Satisfaction with Life. Does being Dutch mean that you ... -
Difference in Stress Response and Aggressive Thoughts Between Regular and Non-Gamers After Playing a Violent Video Game
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of this study was to further explore if there were any significant differences between regular gamers and non-gamers regarding the physiological stress response composed of skin conductance and heart rate variability ... -
The effect of background music on cognitive performance: Adults with moderate special needs disabilities
(Dublin Business School, 2019)1. Abstract The aim of this present study was to examine the effect background music has on the cognitive performance of adults with moderate general learning disabilities. The research sample consisted of 10 adults (6 ... -
Effect of emotional valenced words on sex differences in stress and anxiety with age
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of the current study was to examine the impact of emotional valenced words, that is, positive and negative words in relation to sex differences in performance on stress and anxiety scores and response time to the ... -
The effect of language on perceived odour intensity
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This study explored the effect of language priming on perceived odour intensity. This was investigated by measuring changes in EEG alpha wave amplitude, and through a perceived odour intensity self-report scale among 32 ... -
Effect of perceived academic pressure on depression, anxiety, stress and self-efficacy in leaving certificate students
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of this study was to explore the negative effects that the perceived academic pressure of the Leaving Certificate can have on the mental wellbeing of students. This research focused on both 5th and 6th year, male ... -
The effects of a video-presentation on attitudes towards Mental Health
(Dublin Business School, 2015)A cross-sectional and longitudinal design was used in order to establish the effects an intervention in the form of a video presentation may have on attitudes towards mental health. Three variables were combined in order ... -
The Effects of an Intervention Program on Secondary School Students measuring Self-Esteem and Empathy towards Cyberbullying By Colm Tracey 1704169 Dublin Business School 20th March 2015 Supervisor: Dr. Rosie Reid Programme Leader:
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The aim of this study is to determine how prevalent cyberbullying is in secondary level schools in the North Dublin area and the impact it has on self-esteem and empathy levels on secondary school students. A mixed design ... -
Effects of exercise frequency on perceived stress, psychological wellbeing and general self-efficacy
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This quantitative and correlational between groups study examined if higher levels of weekly exercise would result in improved mental health, specifically if it would reduce participants perceived stress levels, increase ... -
The effects of physical activity on perceived stress, anxiety and life satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of the study is to investigate if levels of stress, anxiety and life satisfaction correlate with engaging in regular physical activity, investigating associations with duration and exercise frequency. A quantitative ... -
The emotional implications of long-term meditative practices; effects on stress, anxiety and reappraisal.
(Dublin Business School, 2018)A lot of controversy exists regarding the possible cognitive benefits of meditation and advocates claiming MP are a free and self-regulated way to control a number of psychological phenomenon which otherwise would be treated ... -
Empathy : it’s neuropsychological correlates, relation to neuroticism, emotional recognition accuracy, intensity rating and gender
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The current study investigated relationships between empathy, neurological activity, and ability to identify facial expressions, subjective intensity rating of expressions and neuroticism, plus gender differences in ... -
Employee Engagement, Self-efficacy and Stress: a Correlation Study Moderated by Work Locus of Control
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between employee engagement, self-efficacy and workplace stress. It is a non-experimental correlation study with work locus of control (WLOC) as a moderating ... -
Engaging in physical activity: Interaction between motivational factors, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and life satisfaction & Gender
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The present study explores how self-esteem, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with life correlate with motivations to engage in a physical activity (extrinsic vs intrinsic) with looking at gender differences in motivation. ...