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Stress, coping and well-being in Irish civil servants
(Dublin Business School, 2018)This study examines the relationship between stress, coping and well-being of Irish civil servants. Participants were the civil servants employed by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service (N=117). The Method used was a ... -
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 ... -
Social media and the need to belong: self-esteem, narcissism and life satisfaction on Facebook and Instagram
(Dublin Business School, 2018)This study was undertaken to explore the effect social media use has on people’s self perceptions and how it may impact on their need to belong and satisfaction with life. An online survey was used to measure the scores ... -
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 ... -
Mental health and well-being of women who work and women who do not work in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Aim: Research indicates along with financial reward, employment provides latent benefits, with loss of these benefits contributing to reduced mental health and well-being. In Ireland, statistics show a labour force gap up ... -
Listen to the music: the emotive strength of music on musicians and non-musicians
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of this study is to consider the role of music theory and performance proficiency in eliciting emotions by listening to music. A related aim is to consider how age, personality, musical preference and mood predicts ... -
Power of grit and impulsiveness: a study of adolescent academic motivation using the theory of planned behaviour
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The purpose of this research is to explore the Intentions of adolescents to study and how study behaviour may be influenced by the internal variables of Azjen's Theory of Planned Behaviour, Attitudes to study, Perceived ... -
The quarter-life crisis: investigating emotional intelligence, self-esteem and maximization as predictors of coping self-efficacy
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The inspiration for this mixed methods research was to investigate the correlation between emotional intelligence, self-esteem, maximization and the criterion variable coping self-efficacy and to investigate self-reported ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of working with people with dementia: The therapeutic encounter and auxiliary ego - An object relations perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Dementia is increasingly prevalent nationally and globally and is no longer a disease exclusively of old age. In terms of its management medical discourse is preeminent and this dissertation seeks to demonstrate that a ... -
The value of integrative psychotherapy for women in prostitution
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The purpose of this research is to explore whether psychotherapy can help women who are currently affected by prostitution, bearing in mind that women, who are still working in the sex industry, may leave their ...