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The use of mental imagery techniques to improve free kick accuracy in GAA footballers
(The Irish Psychologist, 2011)Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether mental imagery would improve free-kick accuracy among a sample of GAA football players. The study also investigated the impact of performance on player’s self-efficacy ... -
Investigating mediating effects of organisation-based self-esteem on the relationship between work stressors and stress
(The Irish Psychologist, 2011)Objective: Organisation-based self-esteem (OBSE) has attracted a great deal of recent research attention. However, such research from an Irish perspective has been neglected to date. The aim of this study was to extend ... -
Affairs of the heart : gender, personality, religiosity and parental relationship history as predictors of infidelity
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The aim of the study was to identify predictors of infidelity, and whether ‘Religiosity’ would inhibit such behaviour. A convenience sample of 110 part-time DBS students (57 male, 53 female) with a mean age of 30.86 years ... -
Coping with on and offline bullying : the psychological effects
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Recent research in the field of traditional and cyber bullying has explored the coping strategies employed by victims of bullying (Machmutow et al., 2012) in response to hypothetical scenarios. The focus of the current ... -
The dark triad of personality : predictors of on and off line bullying
(Dublin Business School, 2014)In recent years, research has focused on the understanding of cyber bullying and its connections to traditional bullying. Previous research has examined the traditional approach to assessing personality in relation to ... -
An investigation into the psychological model on young people's help-seeking behaviours
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate a psychological model on young people’s help-seeking behaviours. A quantitative cross sectional design was used with a sample of 185 adolescents (M=93, F=92) from one secondary ... -
An extensive mixed-methods analysis : Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), attentional ability and emotional acceptance
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of the study was to test the effects of mindfulness meditation on attentional abilities, perceived stress and emotional acceptance. A qualitative component post intervention was also included. Participants (n = 25) ... -
Piloting a growth mindset intervention for student success
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Objective: Dublin Business School is currently collaborating with the California-based ‘Heroic Imagination Project’ on a validation study focusing on a mind-set intervention for learners’ motivation and satisfaction. This ... -
The effect of jigsaw intervention on help-seeking, attitudes to mental health, and social distance
(Dublin Business School, 2014)As the focus on mental health in schools has increased so too has the number of agencies providing services, talks and activities to support mental health promotion. While there is evidence to suggest that supporting ... -
Body Image Dissatisfaction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Disease type, Treatments, DASS and General Happiness
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This study aimed to examine the association between body image dissatisfaction (BID) in patients of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with factors relating to their disease and emotional states. This was a mixed study of ... -
Coping with bullying: Strategies used to deal with traditional and cyber bullying in Irish post-primary school
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Recent research in the field of traditional and cyber bullying has explored the coping strategies employed by victims of bullying (Machmutow et al., 2012) in response to hypothetical scenarios. However, the focus of the ... -
School victimisation of disadvantaged children and association with depression and health related quality of life: The Baseline picture
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Background: While bullying victimisation research in primary and post-primary schools is plentiful, investigation into victimisation rates and associated correlates within disadvantaged primary schools is negligible. ... -
The meanings attached to the phrase Mental Illness amongst those who experience it
(Dublin Business School, 2017)Objectives: To explore the range of meanings attached to the term ‘mental illness’ for those who have direct personal experience of mental health difficulties. Although mental health researchers and professionals struggle ... -
Effect of aetiological explanations on negative attitudes towards individuals with psychosis
(Northern Ireland Branch of the British Psychological Society, 2018)Objectives: Both other and self stigma have important influences on the identity and well being of people who have experienced psychosis. Previous literature provides conflicting views on whether biogenetic explanations ... -
Effect of mode on mood and of musical preferences in adolescence on self-esteem in adulthood
(Northern Ireland Branch of the British Psychological Society, 2018)Objectives: To explore the influence of music on identity formation, the relationship between adolescent music preference and adult self-esteem was examined. The effect of musical mode on mood was also investigated with ... -
Cross-national comparison of victimisation and wellbeing correlates among children from low affluent areas
(World Anti-Bullying Forum, 2019)Previous research by Hyland, Hyland, and Comiskey (2017) has highlighted the experiences of primary schoolchildren from lower affluent areas in Ireland with regard to victimisation, depression and health-related quality ... -
A three-year examination of victimisation and wellbeing correlates among children from low affluent areas
(World Anti-Bullying Forum, 2019)Previous research has examined the associated correlates of victimisation among primary schoolchildren, with higher victimisation associated with lower physical and psychological well-being, negligible social support, ... -
Cyber aggression & cyberbullying: widening the net
(World Anti-Bullying Forum, 2019)