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Gender-bending in virtual worlds - Investigating need for achievement between goal-orientated and non goal-orientated environments
(2009)The aim of this study was to examine a potential relationship between gender-bending online and Need for Achievement (nAch) in goal-orientated (World of Warcraft) and non goal-orientated environments (Second Life). ... -
The genesis of a successful library publishing program
(Library Association Of Ireland Library Publishing Group, 2021-06-10)Part of the proceedings of the inaugural Library Association of Ireland (LAI) Library Publishing Group (LPG) webinar, Getting Started in Library Publishing, held on June 10th 2021, 2-5pm. LAI LPG Chair: Jane Buggle -
Getting on… the TCD SOAPbox: A new generation of Open Access publishing bubbles up in Trinity College Dublin
(Library Association Of Ireland Library Publishing Group, 2021-06-10)Part of the proceedings of the inaugural Library Association of Ireland (LAI) Library Publishing Group (LPG) webinar, Getting Started in Library Publishing, held on June 10th 2021, 2-5pm. LAI LPG Chair: Jane Buggle -
"Giving" in online recommendation systems: the roles played by narcissism and altruism
(2009-03)Online communities are created and used for different reasons e.g. information exchange, friendship, support and leisure. As distinct from commercial ventures online, many people actually give away digital information of ... -
"Giving" in online recommendation systems: The roles played by narcissism and altruism
(2009)This study explores Altruism and Narcissism as motivation for online informational giving. There is a dilemma about whether helping generally is motivated by altruism or egoism. Evidence is also gathering which demonstrates ... -
Governance, social media and the cybercitizen - always in motion is the future.
(SCRIPTed, 2013)This article considers the emerging technologies known as Web 2.0 and how changing technologies may change the way we think about governance. In the last thirty years digital computing has had a transformational effect ... -
Hi-fi statics and lo-fi dynamics: An analysis of digital media's impact on bass culture
(2010)The aim of this thesis is to analyse the impact of digital media on the underground music ethnology known as 'bass culture'. As a result of digital media, music production, distribution and dissemination are ever more ... -
Homophobic words face to face and online: An emotional hit and run
(2015)The current study explores the referral of derogatory words used by heterosexuals towards gay men online and offline. Ethnophauliusms such as gay, fag and shirt-lifter are words that promote hegemonic masculinity and the ... -
How loot-horny are you? Personality, self-esteem and rewards in World of Warcraft
(2009)In order to study some of the effects of intrinsic rewards within MMORPGs, a correlation design study was performed to determine the relationship between introversion/ extroversion and loot-horniness, self-esteem and ... -
The image after tomorrow - Digital culture & the family archive
(2008)Analogue photography has a rich history of putting into order the chaos of familial histories. Traditionally, the family album was dependent on object materiality for its existence. In its manifestation as book, memory-time ... -
The impact of digital and social media on the news consumption and democratic engagement of 25 to 35 year olds
(2017)In recent years, changing media consumption patterns, especially the increased use of interactive media, has fuelled optimism about the enhanced possibilities for democratic participation and active citizenship. For the ... -
The impact of digital and social media on the news consumption and democratic engagement of 25 to 35 year olds
(2015)In recent years, changing media consumption patterns, especially the increased use of interactive media, has fuelled optimism about the enhanced possibilities for democratic participation and active citizenship. For the ... -
The impact of gender, language and writing style on perceptions of participants in online political discussion forums
(2009)The aim of this research was to study the differences between male and female use of language in an online discussion forum. A discussion forum on the topic of politics was created and participants invited to use it over ... -
The impact of online social support on life satisfaction for LGB individuals
(2020)Support for LGB sexuality can positively impact their wellbeing (Doty et al., 2010). This research investigated the impact of online social support on life satisfaction for LGB individuals. Participants were recruited ... -
Impact of player injuries on teams’ mental states, and subsequent performances, at the Rugby World Cup 2015
(Frontiers, 2016)Injuries are considered an inevitable by-product of participation in elite sport (Hurley et al., 2007), and over the past 30 years, psychologists have proposed a number of models to explain athletes' psychological reactions ... -
The impact of unconscious gender bias on online professional networking & recruitment
(2018)The differences in how men and women communicate has been a popular debate and of interest to researchers for many years. Conflict and misunderstanding derived from different gender communication styles have had an impact ... -
Impacts of sensationalised media articles on internet-specific parental self-efficacy
(2019)Informed by research linking high levels of parental self-efficacy to positive parenting practices, and acknowledging scholarly concerns on ‘moral panics’, this paper extends studies on Internet-Specific Parental Self-Efficacy ... -
Increasing cognitive empathy in cyber-bystanders through 360° virtual reality
(2019)This study examined the use of 360° VR and perspective-taking in cyberbullying from the bystander perspective compared to perspective-taking in 2D format. Both media formats had a significant effect on affective and cognitive ... -
The influence of levels of anonymity on online self-presentation, self-disclosure and impression management
(2018)The main aim of the current study is to determine whether levels of anonymity influence one’s levels of self-regulation, self-disclosure and impression management among both public and anonymous online platforms. For the ... -
The influence of personality traits on impulsive online shopping behaviours
(2018)The objective of this research was to seek and understanding of how the role of demographics and personality traits influence impulsive shopping behaviours within online retail platforms. Whilst previous research has focused ...