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‘Balancing Act.’ How can organisations support the engagement of female employees post maternity leave?
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The research aims to: (1) Provide rich, evidence-based data and inform organisational decision-making in relation to the re-engagement of female employees post maternity leave. (2) Highlight the potential of engagement to ... -
Beyond IQ: the Role of grit, mindset and emotional intelligence in academic achievement
(Dublin Business School, 2017)The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between non-cognitive constructs grit, emotional intelligence and mindset, and academic achievement. A mixed method design was employed comprising quantitative and ... -
The brain-gut-microbiome axis: assessing the relationship between gastrointestinal experiences and mental health
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This study aimed to test whether the relationship between gastrointestinal and mental health observed in clinical samples, extends to a non-clinical sample. This relationship is explained by the brain-gut-microbiome axis. ... -
Burnout and compassion fatigue in emergency care nurses: factors that influence development
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Emergency care nurses are highly susceptible to burnout and compassion fatigue. The aim of this study was to examine burnout and compassion fatigue in Irish emergency care nurses and the role of possible risk factors. A ... -
Burnout in primary school teachers; the impact of occupational stress, social support and physical activity
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This study sought to further research into levels of burnout in primary school teachers in Ireland as well as to explore the relationship between burnout and the following variables; teachers’ occupational stress, social ... -
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 ... -
Causality orientations as mediators between smartphone addiction and daytime sleepiness in adults with intellectual disabilities
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Extant research highlights the prevalence of smartphone addiction (SA) and associated psychopathologies, including daytime sleepiness, undergraduate or school-aged students, and how self-determination predicts these ... -
Cervical cancer prevention: Theory of planned behaviour and associated factors influencing women’s screening intentions
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer in the world leading to 93 deaths every year in Ireland. Cervical Cancer can be prevented through routine screening, which involves taking a smear test from an ... -
Change blindness: effects of fatigue & music presence on reaction time
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The abilities of visual perception are often misunderstood, with errors occurring more frequently than is often realised. The aim of the research was to investigate the visual error phenomenon of change blindness. An ... -
Choir participation and levels of resilience, positive emotion and belonging in healthcare employees
(Dublin Business School, 2017)In a healthcare environment, key attributes such as resilience, positive emotion and belonging can help individuals to embrace and recover from daily challenges. Choral singing is a complex, multifaceted activity with a ... -
Comic relief: examining the protective effects of coping humour on workplace stressors in human services
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The use of coping humour in high-stress occupations has been identified as key in the avoidance of burnout (Figley, 2002, p. 139). This study used a mixed method approach to examine how human services professionals, e.g. ... -
A conservation study of the causal relationship between social impact and social status
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Motivated by the idea that a heuristic use of the law of conservation of energy may inform an observer's cognitive construct of social hierarchies, this experiment examined the relationship between the observation of social ... -
The correlation between selfie-sharing frequency and narcissism, contingent self-worth and guilt and shame proneness
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between selfie-sharing frequency and the Narcissism Personal Inventory scale, Contingent Self-Worth scale and Proneness to Guilt and Shame scale ... -
Correlation between stress, self-efficacy, coping and stages of Crohn’s disease in male and female patients
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between Crohn’s disease activity and three psychological variables: perceived stress, coping strategies and self-efficacy. The sample consisted of 102 volunteers ... -
Cultivating cognitive-coping behaviours: an evaluation of a CBT-based positive health intervention’s impact on pupil resiliency
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of this mixed method enquiry is to examine the key-learnings of a positive Health CBT-based school intervention from pupils’ perspectives and to assess the effectiveness of the intervention on pupil’s resiliency ... -
Cyber bullying and its relationship with self esteem and quality of friendships amongst adolescent females in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Research has indicated there is a relationship between bullying and levels of self esteem (O’Moore and Kirkham 2001) and quality of friendship (Flanagan et al 2008). O’Moore and Minton (2009) detailed the ... -
Cyclist/Driver : differences in conflict blame and road entitlement. Relationship to social-identity and personal entitlement
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This study aimed to increase understanding of cyclist-driver conflict. Cyclists, (n=183), and car drivers, (n= 197), took part in 2 separate online surveys which measures social identity (Lois et al., 2014), personal ... -
Do individual attachment styles in the workplace affect a follower’s job satisfaction, engagement and commitment?
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate if individual attachment styles of followers within the leader-follower relationship were associated with levels of job satisfaction, employee engagement and organisational commitment. ... -
Do motivation, grit, working memory and math make four of a kind in poker?
(Dublin Business School, 2019)It has been debated whether poker is a game of skill. Professional and recreational poker players show different traits and attitude towards poker. Further differences were aimed to be explored in Motivation for Gambling ... -
The effect of alcohol expectancies on coping, mental health and help seeking
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Alcohol abuse is a major risk factor for suicide and mental health and coping difficulties. It is estimated that less than half of those experiencing mental health problems seek professional help. This study examined the ...