Bachelors Final Year Projects: Recent submissions
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Irish emigration: a study on why people still emigrate from contemporary Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2020)As the world appears to be growing into an increasing globalised one, so too does contemporary Ireland. Ireland has always seen periods of emigration throughout its modern history and modern-day Ireland is no exception. ... -
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The rise of cosmetic procedures: The role of body esteem, social comparison, gender and social media use
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Cosmetic procedures are growing rapidly in popularity each year. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether body-esteem, social comparison, gender and social media addiction were predictors of wanting a cosmetic ... -
Abortion attitudes in post-repeal Ireland: the role of the law, ethical ideologies and empathy
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this experimental, quantitative study was to examine if receiving a salient reminder of the new legislation for abortion in Ireland influences abortion attitudes and whether ethical ideologies and empathy levels ... -
Attachment at work: Increasing authenticity & wellbeing among Irish workers through attachment psychoeducation training
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of attachment styles on authenticity and wellbeing in the context of work and to examine the efficacy of brief attachment-based psychoeducation on authenticity and ... -
Elevating woman in leadership, self-efficacy and leadership styles, career levels, development and psychological empowerment at work
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self- efficacy and leadership styles, career levels, individual consideration (development opportunities) and psychological empowerment at work, on the potential ... -
Assessing how spirituality shapes cognition; impacting life satisfaction & prosocial behaviour across age & education
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The purpose of this quantitative mixed design study was to examine spirituality across a broad religious and non-religious context, while investigating the associated role of prosocial behaviour, life satisfaction, level ... -
Academic procrastination: the role of self-regulation, anxiety, internet use and gender
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this study was to examine the roles self-regulation, anxiety, internet use and gender play in academic procrastination. Participants were male and female undergraduate students (N = 97) from various courses and ... -
The effects of video game and pornography use on emerging male adults’ mental health
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Research has shown that in recent years, men are doing consistently worse in the fields of academia, employment, and social and romantic relationships. Concurrently, the pornography and video game industries have experienced ... -
Adult attachment styles, loneliness, gender, age and their relationship to social media addiction
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The following study aimed to explore the relationship between attachment styles, gender, age and loneliness in relation to social media addiction. Participants (N=99) were required to be above 18 years of age and to currently ... -
The influence of living environment on the quality of subjective well-being in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of the study was to examine the influence of living environment (urban/rural) and coping behaviour on the subjective well-being (SWB) (operationalised as happiness, DASS and satisfaction with life) in Ireland. ... -
The lived experience of sexual migration among Brazilian transgender people in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Previous research highlighted that, due to the field’s infancy, there was a need for research to further explore the lives of the transgender migrant cohort in Ireland. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding ... -
Let’s talk about Voldemort: A quantitative view of how subordinate words are implicit to fear
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The current study is an exploratory analysis of whether subordinate words are implicit to fear. Furthermore, the study examines Empathy, Imagination, Gender and nationality on Distress levels. 120 Participants from the ... -
Cross-sectional analyses of self-employed & directly employed workers’ job-specific well-being in creative and corporate workplaces
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The current mixed methods study aimed at exploring differences in JSWB amongst SE and DE workers in creative and corporate workplaces. A descriptive research method using cross sectional, non probability purposive sampling ... -
Primary and secondary level academic staff: Assessing motivation, satisfaction, work-life conflict and psychological well-being
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Teachers inspire and guide students to secure a better future. The current study aims at expanding and resolving the gaps in primary and secondary teachers’ literature from previous studies which helps to develop and ... -
Be yourself to feel good: The influence of trait authenticity on subjective well-being
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Authenticity is a significant element of well-being. The current research aimed to examine whether components of subjective well-being are predicted by the subdimensions of trait authenticity. Another objective of the study ... -
The role of general practitioner (GP) gender on women’s sense of health autonomy and wellbeing
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The study aims to explore the differences in women’s sense of health autonomy and wellbeing based on their GP’s gender, it also looks at the association of health autonomy and wellbeing. Design is quantitative survey-based ... -
Occupational stress, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout among Irish nurses
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This study investigated occupational stress, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout among Irish nurses. A quantitative mixed correlational, cross sectional survey design used purposive snowball sampling ... -
Relationship between trust, burnout and aspirations: Predictors and gender differences
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aims of the current study were to investigate: 1) relationship between trust to managers and burnout; 2) gender differences in trust, burnout and aspirations; 3) if age, years work in organisation, years worked in ... -
Homeless truths: A qualitative exploration into the impact homelessness has on mental health
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of the study was to explore the lived experiences of formerly homeless adults now in secure housing, main research interests focused on how being homeless impacted their mental health. This was a qualitative study ...