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Academic procrastination: the roles of self-efficacy, perfectionism, motivation, performance, age and gender
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of this study was to look at the roles that self-efficacy, perfectionism, motivation, performance, age and gender play in academic procrastination. Participants, undergraduate psychology students (N = 95), were ... -
AD/HD continues into adulthood for many : a comparative study of ADHD awareness
(Dublin Business School, 2007)Many studies of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have shown that the symptoms associated with the disorder persist into adulthood for as many as 10% to 60% of patients. The present study assesses life ... -
Attitudes to pets : can attitudes toward pets predict self-compassion?
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The relationship between attitudes to pets and self-compassion has not been examined psychologically in relation to each other. This research examined pet and non-pet owners’ attitudes (positive and negative) regarding ... -
Attitudes towards mental illness and help seeking in relation to gender, self-esteem and life satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of this study was to examine attitudes towards mental illness and help seeking in relation to gender, self-esteem and life satisfaction. This mixed method study using a sample of 79 college students investigated ... -
Autism as a factor affecting family systems : a comparative study of stress, self-efficacy and self-perception
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Many factors combine to affect the interactive and interdependent nature of family systems, stress associated with long term care of children with autism has psychological and physiological consequences. The purpose of the ... -
Body image - a dancers perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2008)This study investigated the discrepancy between the levels of body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem among dancers and non-dancers in Ireland and America. Participants of the study completed a questionnaire, which ... -
Body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem in male and female college students
(Dublin Business School, 2006)This study investigated the discrepancy between the levels of body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem in 44 female and 46 male college students. All participants completed a questionnaire containing, silhouettes, the ... -
Body-esteem and its relationship to self-esteem, perceived scholastic competence and social acceptance among adolescents
(Dublin Business School, 2009)The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of body-esteem, in relation to self-esteem, perceived scholastic competence and social acceptance. This is a between-subjects design correlational survey study, which is ... -
Bullying behaviour : its effects on quality of life and anxiety among 6th class males and females
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The aim of this study was to examine bullying behaviour and its effect on Anxiety and Quality of Life (QOL), also whether females show higher anxiety and lower QOL comparable to males. The Child Health Related Quality of ... -
Creating better quality of life : investigating the factors which can effect the quality of life of people with Multiple Sclerosis
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The aim of the study is to examine if factors such as, gender, years since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), if they partook in alternative treatments, type of MS and if they were in remission or relapse, would ... -
Determinants affecting the likelihood of volunteering in Barretstown camp for sick children
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Substantial past research has focused on the positive effects that volunteering has on subjective wellbeing while research into the domain of wellbeing increasing the likelihood of volunteering remains low. This study was ... -
Disclosing personal information online; links between extraversion, neuroticism, self-monitoring, narcissism and online privacy awareness
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between online privacy awareness and the four psychological constructs of extraversion, neuroticism, self-monitoring and narcissism. Snowball sampling was used to ... -
Effect of pet ownership on student’s stress, self-esteem, self-efficacy and impact on their academic performance
(2017)Many studies have been carried out proving that effects of pets are beneficial to overall human health. The current study aims to extend these research by measuring the effect of pet ownership on student’s level of stress, ... -
The effects of maternal employment on general health, self esteem and hopefulness in young adults (age 18 to 24)
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This study investigated the retrospective effects of maternal employment on young adults comparing those whose mothers were in full-time employment and those who were not. Participants were 70 students from an urban college. ... -
The effects of the environment on the ability to perform cognitive tasks
(Dublin Business School, 2007)This aim of this research was to investigate whether or not different musical conditions would either hinder or improve ones performance on cognitive style tests. It aimed to test these using sub-groups such as gender, ... -
Evaluating differences in attitudes to mental illness, self-efficacy and stress, post transition-year intervention programme
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of school-based intervention programmes on attitudes to mental health, self-efficacy and stress in adolescents. Sixty, 15-17 year olds, who completed the Positive ... -
An evaluation into the effect of colour on performance of cognitive tests
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The aim of this experiment was to investigate whether red colour has a negative effect compared to a neutral black colour in performing an achievement task. The experiment used the K-BIT II Intelligence test, which was ... -
Evaluation of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Programme (ASIST)
(Dublin Business School, 2007)Training of caregivers has been identified as a critical component in suicide intervention and prevention. Crises intervention training programmes such as the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) programme ... -
An examination of the performance of JCSP students in Irish secondary education
(Dublin Business School, 2006)The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between placement in the Junior Certificate Schools Programme and Reading Age and Standardized scores, measured on the GRT-II (Nefer-Nelson, 2001) and the ... -
Examining the relationship between adult attachment styles, self-esteem, jealousy and satisfaction with life
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between adult attachment styles, self-esteem, jealousy and satisfaction with life. Participants (N = 107), were administered a self-report questionnaire to assess whether ...