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AD/HD continues into adulthood for many : a comparative study of ADHD awareness
(Dublin Business School, 2007)Many studies of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have shown that the symptoms associated with the disorder persist into adulthood for as many as 10% to 60% of patients. The present study assesses life ... -
The relationship between empathy and pet ownership, pet attitudes and pet attachment in late childhood
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Many theorists have found companion animals to play an important role in the socio-emotional development of a child. The current study aims to extend this research by exploring links between empathy and pet ownership, pet ... -
Is the effect of age on counterfactual reasoning & emotional ascription different for boys & girls?
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The aim of this study was to examine the effect of age and gender in relation to counterfactual thinking and emotion and social ascriptions. The participants consisted of 60 boys and 60 girls segregated into three groups: ... -
Sibling relationship quality in emerging adulthood : associations with coping, stress and life satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2014)90 emerging adults were asked to report on one of their sibling relationships. This cross-sectional design, correlational study examined the qualitative features of these relationships and explored how they related to ... -
Beliefs about the importance of innate talent for achievement and its effect on perceptions of ability, in young people
(Dublin Business School, 2004)This is a study investigating perceptions of personal ability and beliefs about the contribution of natural talent towards ability levels. Previous research suggests that there is a tendency to over-attribute the role of ... -
The relationship between ADHD diagnoses in children and parental attitudes towards trialing treatment
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of parents with ADHD diagnosed children and observe how certain attitudes influence parental decisions and opinion with regards ADHD medication. This study was a ... -
Investigating the effect religiosity and age has on death anxiety
(Dublin Business School, 2007)This study aims to examine the relationship between religiosity and death anxiety, namely to test the hypoFinal Year Project that higher rates of religiosity will decrease the level of death anxiety. The second hypoFinal ... -
Separation anxiety : its affects on adopted adults and their significant relationships
(Dublin Business School, 2005)The experimental hypoFinal Year Project 1 of this study, states that there will be a significant difference among adopted and non-adopted adults in relation to separation anxiety. The experimental hypoFinal Year Project 2 ... -
Smoking behaviour and its correlates : personality, self-esteem, self-efficacy and coping strategies. Age-effect perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This study examined the personality characteristics, self-esteem, self-efficacy, coping types of groups of non-smokers, ex-smokers, and current smokers. The sample consisted of college students. No significant differences ... -
Perfectionism, social anxiety and self-esteem among first year arts and business college students
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between perfectionism, social anxiety and self-esteem in first year Arts and Business students (n=109). The results revealed that there were no significant ...