Browsing Higher Diploma Final Year Projects by Title
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Facebook and Irish adolescents: the relationship between social media use, personality, and well-being
(Dublin Business School, 2013)This study looks at Irish adolescents’ use of Facebook. It aims to investigate what personality traits are related to Facebook use, and if Facebook use is related to selfesteem and psychological well-being. A self-report ... -
Factors Influencing Sexist Attitudes
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The study aim was to investigate whether greater exposure to pornographic materials would be associated with more traditional attitudes about women in relation to mixed-sex versus single-sex school type attendence, ... -
The forensic witness role and the effects of misinformation and suggestion
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of the research presented here was to determine whether individuals in an experimental group who were called upon to fulfil the role of forensic witnesses were more likely to engage in crime recording behaviour ... -
Formal volunteering in child listening services: the motivating factors and relative impact on volunteers
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this research was to understand the motivating factors by which individuals engage in child-based listening services, their expectations prior to commencing their role, had their expectations been met and the ... -
Freud's seduction theory
(Dublin Business School, 2001)During the last five years of the nineteenth century, Sigmund Freud developed most of the core psychodynamic and developmental insights, which became psychoanalysis. Freud' s articulation of the seduction theory of neurosis ... -
Gastrointestinal abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder and typical development. An Irish perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of the study was to identify differences in occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) abnormalities for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and children with typical development as well the most commonly occurring ... -
Generational differences in men’s drive for muscularity and reliance on body-image for self-worth
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The current study explored generational differences in drive for muscularity (DM) and body apperception. Excessive DM is correlated with mental and physical health risks. Previous research indicated the need to identify ... -
Going beyond ones reach. Exploring boundaries and dual relationships in the therapeutic relationship
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The basis of this thesis is to study the relationships between both client and therapist. More importantly it is to study the ‘dual relationships’ between the therapist and client that exist in the therapeutic relationship. ... -
The good, the bad, the ugly: positive and negative effects of pornography in Irish males
(Dublin Business School, 2018)This quantitative study investigated the effect of pornography in the perpetuation of sexism towards women on a sample of Irish heterosexual males (N=157). It examined three variables relating to pornographic consumption: ... -
Growth mindset schools – thematic analysis of teachers’ experiences implementing growth mindset in Irish primary classrooms
(Dublin Business School, 2017)Current research demonstrates the positive impact of growth mindset interventions on student motivation and academic achievement. However, teacher experience has been overlooked. This study aimed to gain a deeper understanding ... -
Handedness and laterality: relations to general and creative intelligences
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of this study was to determine if both directions of handedness (left/right/ambidextrous) and levels of laterality (extreme/mixed/split) have relationships with general and creative intelligence respectively. This ... -
Headspace? investigating the link between mindfulness and positive psychological strengths
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This mixed-methods study intended to investigate the link between mindfulness and positive psychological strengths through a correlation to strengthen the theoretical bond between these areas. The study also aimed to assess ... -
How use of smartphone news applications relates to optimism, life engagement and worry
(Dublin Business School, 2017)The aim of this mixed method study was to explore the relationship between mobile phone news application usage and the trait variables of optimism/pessimism, life engagement and worry. Incorporating correlational and ... -
Hysteria – mysterious disease and its journey through centuries. Four discourses and the hysteric.
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Hysteria has been deeply imbedded in the history of human kind throughout the centuries without having medically explained symptoms. With the development of modern medicine many symptoms have been found to have an ... -
I believe; I can : the relationship between religiosity, general self-efficacy and locus of control
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The research, grounded in the psychological debate on the positive or negative evaluation of religion, provided quantitative data analysis on the relationships between religiosity, general self-efficacy and locus of control ... -
Idiographic assessment in psychotherapy: a review of the use of the integral intake in psychotherapeutic practice
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This dissertation examines the use of the Integral Intake idiographic assessment methodology in psychotherapeutic practice. Against the background of the history and theoretical foundations of Integral Psychotherapy, this ... -
The impact of developmental language disorder on overall child development: Speech and language therapists’ perspectives
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Introduction: This study investigates Speech and Language Therapists’ (SLTs) perspectives on the impact of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)on overall child development. Research on this topic to date has used mostly ... -
The impact of smartphones on social behaviour and relationships
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Previous research suggests that people use phones mostly as a means to enhance interpersonal closeness. The current study examined the impact of smartphones on social behaviour and relationships, investigating smartphone ... -
The impact of social media fitness pages on Irish women’s self-esteem, body-image and wellbeing
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This study aimed to examine the impact of social media fitness pages on the self-esteem, body-image and wellbeing of adult Irish women. The research was a correlation design with a between groups aspect. Data was collected ... -
Implications of social network sites in forming pre-employment expectations and attitudes towards the job
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Social Network Sites (SNSs) have dramatically changed the way people seek new job opportunities and how organisations adapted their strategies in attracting, hiring, and retaining candidates, as well as managing the brand ...