The event was well attended by students from the different year groups. All 27 presenting DBS students also had their abstracts published in a supplement of the Irish Psychologist. DBS staff present on the day were: Margaret Walsh, John Hyland, Emma Harkin, Lee Richardson and Pauline Hyland. Well done to all students that participated, giving very professional and interesting presentations, outlined below:
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• Niall Bourke - Online Social Networking & Wellbeing in Adolescents
Supervisor: John Hyland
• Orla Byrne - Self-efficacy, Anxiety, Burnout, Stress and Coping: The Effects on University Students in Ireland
Supervisor: Garry Prentice
• Ann-marie Chapman- Determinants of Career Commitment in Primary School Teachers in Ireland; Self-efficacy, Stress and Job Satisfaction
Supervisor: Anne Davis
• Christiana Croghan - Knitting is the New yoga? Comparing Techniques; Physiological and Psychological Indicators of the Relaxation Response
Supervisor: Garry Prentice
• John Cronin - Impulsivity and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Irish Adults
Supervisor: Katriona O’Sullivan
• Laura Deighnan - The Role of Self Esteem and Socioeconomic Status on Making Moral Judgments
Supervisor: Cathal O’ Keeffe
• Claire Fitzgerald - Perception of, Subjective Feeling and Physiological Responses to Emotion in Music According to Affective State
Supervisor: Trish Frazer
• Emma Flanagan - Superstitious Ritual and the Competitive Anxiety Response in Elite and Non-Elite Athletes
Supervisor: Katriona O Sullivan
• Lorraine Gibney Lyons - Internet Usage in Children and Parenting Style; Levels of Aggression and Personality (Introversion/Extraversion)
Supervisor: Pauline Hyland
• Sorcha Handley - Body Esteem and Self Esteem
Supervisor: Anne Davis
• Fiona Healy - Cyber Bullying and its Relationship with Self-Esteem and Quality of Friendship Amongst Adolescent Females in Ireland.
Supervisor: Patricia Orr
• Kate Hughes - Students’ Attitudes towards Themselves, Others and Individuals with Disabilities.
Supervisor: Emma Harkin
• Suzanne Hughes - Affairs of the Heart: Gender, Personality, Religiosity and Parental Relationship History as Predictors of Infidelity
Supervisor: John Hyland
• James Keappock - Cyberbullying in the Workplace: Its Relationship with Self-Esteem, Stress & Job-Related Affective Well-Being
Supervisor: Pauline Hyland
• Geraldine Kenny - Comparing Music Distraction, General Self-efficacy, Proactive Attitude and Intrinsic Motivation With Cognitive Task Performance.
Supervisor: Jonathan Murphy
• Ciara Kirwan - Immediate Effects of Red, Blue & White Lighting on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Mood and Stress
Supervisor: Rosie Reid
• Aleksandra Kreft - Multicultural Workplaces in Ireland: Stress and Job Satisfaction in a Diverse Environment.
Supervisor: Garry Prentice
• Peter Lowney - The Effects of Grit, Conscientiousness and Question Order of Unsolvable Problems on Subsequent Performance.
Supervisor: Barbara Caska
• Blaithin Lynch - The Effect of Cognitive Fatigue on an Individual’s Divided Spatial Attention
Supervisor: John Hyland
• Oisin Moore - An Investigation into The Relationship Between the Quality of Classroom Physical Facilities & the Stress, Self-Efficacy & Job Satisfaction Among Teachers
Supervisor: Emma Harkin
• Fiona Morrissey - Adolescent Girls’ Friends, Peers, School Type: Do These Influence Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of School?
Supervisor: Pauline Hyland
• Catherine Murphy - Facebook and Irish Adolescents: The Relationship Between Social Media Use, Personality, and Well-being
Supervisor: Pauline Hyland
• Paddy O’Farrell - Adult Attachment Styles and Personality Traits: Their Influence on Group Cohesion Within Amateur Sports Teams
Supervisor: Chris Gibbons
• Leanne Rathbone - An Analysis of Student’s Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities
Supervisor: James McElvaney
• Orla Walsh - More Money, More Problems?: The Relationship Between Materialistic Goals and Well-being
Supervisor: Trish Frazer
• Kate Williams - Assessing The Role of Coping Skills, Self-efficacy and Social and Peer Support in Addiction Recovery
Supervisor: Garry Prentice
• Monika Zabawska - Like it or Not. The relationship Between Personality Traits, Narcissism, Self-esteem, Self-Monitoring and Facebook Usage
Supervisor: Margaret Walsh