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Abortion attitudes in post-repeal Ireland: the role of the law, ethical ideologies and empathy
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this experimental, quantitative study was to examine if receiving a salient reminder of the new legislation for abortion in Ireland influences abortion attitudes and whether ethical ideologies and empathy levels ... -
Academic procrastination: the role of self-regulation, anxiety, internet use and gender
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this study was to examine the roles self-regulation, anxiety, internet use and gender play in academic procrastination. Participants were male and female undergraduate students (N = 97) from various courses and ... -
Academic procrastination: The role of stress, self-esteem, self-efficacy, age and gender on undergraduate students
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The purpose of this quantitative mixed design study was to examine academic procrastination and the role of stress, self-efficacy, self-esteem, age, gender and hours worked. The convenience sample of full- and part-time ... -
Academic procrastination: the roles of self-efficacy, perfectionism, motivation, performance, age and gender
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of this study was to look at the roles that self-efficacy, perfectionism, motivation, performance, age and gender play in academic procrastination. Participants, undergraduate psychology students (N = 95), were ... -
Academic stress, coping mechanisms, and outcome measures among college students of today
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The aim of this study was to explore the predictive ability of sources of stress and a range of coping behaviours and outcome measures on student satisfaction and motivation. Most research exploring sources of stress and ... -
Academic success: the influence of mindset, grit and self-control on exam progression
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Academic success matters to students and educators everywhere. Non-cognitive factors have been found to be a valuable support to academic performance, allowing students persevere and develop as more active learners. This ... -
Acculturative stress, resilience, religiosity and depression amongst non-Irish nationals living in Dublin
(Dublin Business School, 2009)The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between acculturative stress and depression in non-Irish nationals living in Dublin. Moderating factors included resilience and religiosity (measured as frequency ... -
Achievement goals and their relation to social comparison and stress in the Irish classroom
(Dublin Business School, 2009)The effects of achievement goals and social comparison are diffuse and potentially damaging to students'. The present study investigated the role of social comparison in achievement goals and their relation to stress. The ... -
Achievement motivation, proactivity and locus of control as indicators of entrepreneurial orientation among immigrants and native Irish
(Dublin Business School, 2004)The present study suggests that a high need for achievement, a proactive personality and an internal locus of control are indicators of an entrepreneurial orientation. The term entrepreneurial orientation is used to refer ... -
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 ... -
Adaptive memory : measuring the effect of encoding strategies on word recall
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Recently, adaptive memory has gained much attention as it grants the possibility of insights into the ultimate causes of human memory. However, we first need to identify the proximate mechanisms. The aim of the current ... -
Addiction intervention : comparing client-centered and cognitive behaviour treatments on outcome and effectiveness
(Dublin Business School, 2005)Developments in Ireland over the last two decades have led to a questioning of, and challenge to, traditional methods of treatment offered by addiction counsellors (McCann, 2002).With this in mind, the present study examines ... -
Adolescents, stress and the peer group: a study of relationships between peer group size, stress and extraversion scores in adolescents
(Dublin Business School, 2006)The present study aimed to address the effect of the peer group on stress levels in adolescents. Previous literature has shown that the peer group is very important as a socialization context, a learning context and as a ... -
Adult attachment styles and mental well-being in relation to romantic relationship satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between anxiety and avoidant attachment styles, mental well-being and romantic relationship satisfaction. A betweensubjects cross-sectional correlational design ... -
Adult attachment styles and personality traits : their influence on group cohesion within amateur sports teams
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect that personality type and attachment style have on group cohesion within amateur sports teams. Pen and paper questionnaires consisting of four published questionnaires ... -
Adult attachment styles, loneliness, gender, age and their relationship to social media addiction
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The following study aimed to explore the relationship between attachment styles, gender, age and loneliness in relation to social media addiction. Participants (N=99) were required to be above 18 years of age and to currently ... -
Aesthetic judgement : investigating the role of implicit memory
(Dublin Business School, 2006)Participants (N = 88) were divided into control and experimental groups (41 and 47 respectively). The experimental group were primed by placing copies of works by Mondrian in their workspace for a period of two weeks. Both ... -
Affairs of the heart: gender, personality, religiosity and parental relationship history as predictors of infidelity
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Using a correlational design, the study aimed to identify predictors of infidelity and whether religiosity could inhibit infidelity. A convenience sample of 110 part-time DBS students (57 male, 53 female) with a mean age ... -
Affective forecasting ability : individual differences in emotional intelligence and prosocial behaviour
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Affective forecasting is the process of predicting how future events will influence our future emotional state, studies demonstrate we are not effective in this process. Recently research has begun to examine individual ... -
The affects of stress in the hospitality industry on staff's personal lives : a comparison between departments
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The aim of this research is to investigate stress in the workplace, and its effects on the individual. Research studies (e.g. Nelson and Burke, 2002; Arnold, Cooper & Robertson, 1998) acknowledge that the relationship ...