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Literacy matters! An hour that brings the power to reading related skills
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Objective; The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the ‘Power Hour’ literacy intervention on children’s’ literacy and social-cognitive skills, in comparison with the natural progression of those who receive ... -
Eye of the beholder : the effects of creativity and sensitivity on colour perception
(Dublin Business School, 2014)A definitive description of creativity is harder to come by. Creativity is a trait that appears to be under-represented in research and one that has links to other traits such as sensitivity. To measure creativity Remote ... -
Youth club/organisation participants verses non-participants: comparing socialisation, inclusion skills, and attitudes towards their peers with disabilities
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The aim of the study is to examine the difference of children who participate in youth Club/organisation verses non-users. The variables include the comparison of socialisation, inclusion, and attitudes towards their ... -
‘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 ... -
Moderating effect of personality on the relationship between affective organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Existing research has frequently linked affective organisational commitment with organisational citizenship behaviour. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the moderating role of each of the big five personality ... -
An experimental study into the effects of positive subliminal priming and its effect on peoples levels of happiness
(Dublin Business School, 2013)This paper examines the area of subliminal priming and whether people can be subliminally primed for happiness. In the experiment a group of students were presented with an episode of The Simpsons television programme. ... -
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 ... -
Influence of pet ownership on self-esteem, life satisfaction and loneliness among over 65s in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pet ownership on self-‐esteem, life satisfaction and loneliness in pet owners and non-‐owners. Data was collected from 147 participants. Data was gathered by means ... -
An investigatory study into students’ attitudes towards the piracy of digital material
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate students’ attitudes relating to favourableness/ unfavourableness towards digital piracy, specifically with regard to gender differences, age differences, levels ... -
An Investigatory Study into Teachers Personailty and Stress Levels and Gender in Irish Primary Schools
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Correlation analysis between stress level and personality dimensions revealed a significant positive correlation between stress and agreeableness, neuroticism and conscientiousness. A significant negative correlation was ...