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An investigatory study of the relationship between parental attachment, personality and mindful attention in adults
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This study examines the relationship between Parental Attachment and levels of Neuroticism, Psychoticism, and Mindful attention. A random sample of 80 participants aged 18 to 35 years living in Ireland completed a questionnaire ... -
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 ... -
Maladaptive perfectionism, self-efficacy and social comparison: predictors for body dissatisfaction and subsequent disordered eating in females
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This study aimed to investigate the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism, self-efficacy and social comparison and the extent to which these variables predict body dissatisfaction among females. A sample of females ... -
A search for the Lacanian subject : the processes involved in becoming a subject
(Dublin Business School, 1999)The Lacanian subject is not he individual or conscious subject of Anglo-American philosophy, not is it the consciously thinking subject. This is because a subject such as this is indistinguishable from the ego as understood ... -
Reading Plato's Symposium
(Dublin Business School, 1996)Lacan decided that an analysis of the Symposium of Plato in his Seminar of 1960 - 1961 would be an illuminating detour by which to investigate the transference relation in psychoanalysis. His intention was to raise the ... -
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 art of coffee : effects of caffeine, ambient coffee-shop noise, and mood, on creativity
(Dublin Business School, 2014)That coffeehouses provide a stimulating environment for artistic and intellectual inspiration and debate has long been assumed in popular culture. The current experiment investigated the effects of caffeine, ambient ... -
ESP between isolated pairs during forced choice trials utilising self-report and EEG/GSR measures
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The academic pursuit within the area of parapsychology has been developed since the turn of the twentieth century. Despite this there remains ongoing dispute as to whether such abilities as psi, loosely defined as the ... -
The relationship between dispositional optimism, recent life changes and perceived stress in Irish adults
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Using a between subject, quantitative, survey design, the relationship between dispositional optimism, perceived stress and recent life changes within the Irish population was investigated. A snowball technique was used; ... -
Student performance and motivation : investigating relationships, identifying potential areas for concentration of scarce resources
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This study discusses why motivation is important, and briefly examines the history of motivation theory, contemporary motivation theory, and how these theories of motivation are relevant to education and academic performance. ...