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Part-time education experiences; stress, anxiety, and self-efficacy with regards to age, employment status, and social-support
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Student enrolment in third-level part-time courses in Ireland is increasing each year, yet research on their experiences is limited. The current research aimed to study stress, anxiety, and self-efficacy among part-time ... -
Thin-ideal, parody and body-positive Instagram posts: effects on women’s positive body image and body satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The current study sought to examine the impact of viewing different types of images (body positive, thin-ideal celebrity model, parody or travel) on Instagram on women’s body satisfaction, body appreciation and broad ... -
Adolescent anxiety: considering personality, resilience, sex, age and experience as vulnerability factors
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Anxiety disorders have been identified as one of the most prevalent mental health disorders encountered by adolescents. A number of risk factors have been identified as contributors to the development and maintenance of ... -
Relationships of self-compassion, autonomous motivation and common life factors
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Treating oneself with self-compassion has been shown to have positive effects on well-being and mental health, with a significant negative correlation between self-compassion and both anxiety and depression levels, and a ... -
Just a joke? Sexist humour, gender, stereotypical sexual attitudes, female objectification and sexual harassment attitudes
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The current study investigates the effects of sexist humour on stereotypical sexual attitudes of men and women, female objectification and sexual harassment attitudes in an Irish context. Ninety-eight participants took ... -
The role of sleep in boosting resilience and work engagement in the Irish workplace
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Sleep and recovery periods are crucial to employee wellbeing and job performance. Despite the vast literature on sleep, few studies focus on the impact of poor sleep on employees in Ireland. The aim of this study is to ... -
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: ... -
Shelter from the storm: sense of purpose and belonging in men’s sheds in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of the study was to examine if there was a sense of purpose achieved by males who attend the Men’s Shed in Ireland, and if these members feel a sense of belonging being part of the Men’s Shed. The goal of the ... -
A teachers’ perspective on technologies impacting on socialisation levels of children with imaginary friends
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Current research thought on children with imaginary friends has demonstrated that these children possess socialisation problems, are typically the eldest or only children, commonly lose their imaginary friends by the time ... -
Comic relief: examining the protective effects of coping humour on workplace stressors in human services
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The use of coping humour in high-stress occupations has been identified as key in the avoidance of burnout (Figley, 2002, p. 139). This study used a mixed method approach to examine how human services professionals, e.g. ...