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Item Navigating Identities: exploring the dynamics behind the religious and sexual identities amongst gay Latino men(Dublin Business School, 2024-03) Ximenes Batinga, Thais Mychelle; McCloskey, ConnorThroughout the last century, traditional religious values have been challenged and, matters of how these values have been used to hide prejudiced attitudes are being questioned. This study sought to extend previous findings by interviewing 5 gay Latino men and exploring the relationship between their religious and sexual identities. From the semi-structured interviews and qualitative thematic analysis of the data, 4 main themes emerged: Conflict of identities, Resolution of conflict, Compassion to self and others and Factors behind a favorable outlook on religion. The findings indicate that religion can negatively impact the journey of self-discovery of LGBTQ-identifying people, but that various strategies can help resolve this internal conflict. Participants’ responses also suggested that a more flexible religious upbringing can foster a more positive outlook on religion later in life. These findings contain important social implications as well as relevant suggestions for clinicians working with spiritual and LGBTQ-identifying individuals.Item Teacher gender bias in the recognition of ADHD symptoms: a study with Irish teachers(Dublin Business School, 2024-03) Hughes, Joanna; Hyland, PaulineThis study endeavoured to investigate levels of gender bias among Irish teachers in the recognition of ADHD symptoms. Four potential influencing factors on levels of gender bias were also explored. These factors included: teacher knowledge of ADHD, teacher self-efficacy, experience teaching students with ADHD and participation in continuous professional development about ADHD. For this quantitative study, a cross-sectional, non-manipulative approach was taken, with participating teachers (n=100) engaging with an anonymous online questionnaire. The results indicated that there were significant levels of gender bias among participants towards the recognition of ADHD symptoms in boys. Significant negative relationships were also recorded between gender bias and teacher knowledge of ADHD, gender bias and teacher self-efficacy and gender bias and participation in continuous professional development about ADHD. These findings provide support for previous research carried out in the field, as well as the emerging picture of the under diagnosis of girls with ADHD in Ireland.Item The impact of dysmenorrhea on burnout & quality of life in Ireland(Dublin Business, 2024-03) O’Connor, Annie; Devine, CiaraThis study aims to understand the relationship between dysmenorrhea, occupational burnout and health-related quality of life (HRQL) of people who menstruate in Ireland, and whether the type of dysmenorrhea impacts HRQL. A quantitative correlational and cross-sectional analysis was carried out. 82 participants (M=32.13) completed an online questionnaire relating to severity of dysmenorrhea, burnout and six aspects of HRQL. Regression analysis found that dysmenorrhea did not predict burnout (P =.232), however severity of dysmenorrhea does predict worse physical, social, and psychological aspects of HRQL (P<.001). An independent samples t – test found that secondary dysmenorrhea leads to poorer HRQL then primary dysmenorrhea (P<.001). Longitudinal and qualitative research is needed to understand the psychological impacts of the menstrual cycle and secondary dysmenorrhea. This analysis highlights the need for governments, organisations, and society to tackle the stigma surrounding menstruation to provide adequate care to people who suffer from dysmenorrhea.Item Teacher stress: The impact of teacher attitudes to inclusion and teacher knowledge of autism(Dublin Business School, 2024-03) McNamara, Shauna; Stapleton, AlisonThe aim of this study was to explore the relationships between attitudes toward inclusion, knowledge of autism, and stress (general, administrative, and competency-demand mismatch) among teachers currently working with autistic students in the Republic of Ireland. Participants (N = 125) completed an online survey comprised of the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1994), the adapted Autism Awareness Scale (Tipton & Blacher, 2014), the Impact of Inclusion Questionnaire (Hastings & Oakford, 2003), and the Teacher Stress and Coping measure (Forlin, 2001). Significant negative relationships were found between teacher attitude to inclusion and stress (general, administrative, and competency-demand mismatch) (p < .01), and knowledge of autism and stress (administrative) (p < .05). This suggests higher the teacher’s stress, the lower their attitude toward inclusion/knowledge of autism. Results indicate the need for national guidance and training for teachers on how best to support neurodivergence in schools.Item Exploring preoperative expectations and postoperative outcomes in adults who have undergone deep brain stimulation surgery(Dublin Business School, 2024-04) McGetrick, Ruth; Devine, CiaraThe purpose of this study is to explore the pre-surgical expectations of adults undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for a neurological disorder and what the psychosocial and wellbeing impacts experienced by this population are afterward. Participants were six individuals who underwent DBS in the past five years. The study was qualitative in nature and conducted through semi-structured interviews. Data from the interview transcripts was analysed and coded in NVivo and used to generate themes related to the two distinct time periods pre- and post-surgery. Broad themes identified pre-DBS are the participants life limiting circumstances and their personal hopes and expectations related to the surgical outcome, while those evident post-DBS include the transformative nature of the experience and the impacts of rehabilitation and recovery, rediscovering life, and psychological outcomes. This study supports the identification of a key relationship between realistic, optimistic expectations and positive psychosocial outcomes. It should be noted that no negative experiences were captured potentially due to the pre-screening that took place through the recruitment process.