Browsing Technology + Psychology Theses - IADT by Title
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Persuasion and attitudes-Advertising and captology influence on attitudes and behavioural intent towards lesbians, gay men and same-sex marriage
(2013)Attitudes are essential to human interaction, ranging from simple attitudes to complex ones. An attitude is an individual's cognitive evaluation of a particular person, group, object, action or concept (Smith & Mackie, ... -
The potential of the iScoil online learning model as an alternative educational programme for young early school leavers
(2015)Disengaging from mainstream education is a complex issue with wide reaching consequences for individuals, society and the economy. There is growing recognition of the scale of the challenge presented by Early School Leaving ... -
Private or public profile: Exploring the links between privacy status and trust on Instagram
(2020)There were an estimated 2.95 billion social media users in 2019 (Clement, 2020) and every user has at least one user profile. User profiles are important as an extended core self into the online world and they also contain ... -
Prognoses for diagnoses: Medical search online and “Cyberchondria by proxy”
(2011)The Internet is a source of valuable medical information, however the Web has the potential to increase anxiety when employed as a diagnostic procedure. This study seeks to identify motivation behind health related search ... -
The psychological impact of social proofing and persuasive tools used on online shoppers
(2020)Social proofing and persuasive tools are used across many eCommerce websites and apps to persuade the online shopper into purchasing. This research asked if social proofing tools have an effect on emotions during a purchasing ... -
Psychosocial impact of smart-technology use in acute rehabilitation
(2015)Assistive Technology may play a critical role in the rehabilitation of persons with acquired spinal cord injury. Smart-technologies, i.e. Internet enabled mobile technologies, are contemporary forms of assistive technology, ... -
Public Wi-Fi and risk: Are individual differences associated with the decision to connect?
(2016)Public Wi-Fi is ubiquitous yet despite awareness campaigns highlighting risks associated with its use there is limited understanding as to whether individual differences explain the decision to connect. This study used an ... -
A qualitative investigation into the psychological impacts of using mobile dating apps and online dating sites
(2016)Despite the prevalence of online and mobile dating within modern society, there has been little psychological research into the emotional impacts of using these sites and apps. This study seeks to close this gap by ... -
The role of online social support for individuals living with disabilities and chronic illness: Investigating stress, resilience and positive mental health
(2021)This study investigated the role of online social support for individuals with disabilities and chronic illness and its impact on stress, resilience and positive mental health. Disability and chronic illness can severely ... -
“Seeing is believing!” Confirmation bias and engagement with fake news on Facebook
(2017)Recent events around the world such as the US presidential election or the Brexit referendum have highlighted that the sharing of fake new stories on social media has become an important issue. There is little research ... -
The self-control of smartphone use: Training young adults to break the habit
(Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 2017)Smartphone penetration is continuing to grow worldwide with these gadgets offering many benefits to users. However, negative effects of too much ‘screen time’ are beginning to be documented, particularly among younger ... -
Smartphone usage and dependency in urban and rural Irish adults
(2015)The aim of the current study was to determine age and gender differences in smartphone usage and dependency in urban and rural Irish settings as dependency on smartphone technology has become a global issue. 250 Irish ... -
A study of anxiety associated with mobile phone separation
(2010)This study sought to investigate Irish peoples' dependence on their mobile phones, their willingness to be separated from their mobile phones and the perceived anxiety associated with this separation. To this end a group ... -
A study of gender and personality on the effectiveness of online personalised recommendations
(2009)The internet provides an alternative shopping experience for consumers to shop around and avail of increased worldwide competition. This newly competitive medium has resulted in online business's using techniques that ... -
A study of the effect of music on memory when presented to a person and the emotions it can evoke
(2020)Internet users can avail of a range of music services that allow them to listen to any genre spanning decades of performances. The providers of the service have access to data tracking usage patterns and preferences. A ... -
'Switching off': A diary study investigating the effect of the Netflix auto-play feature on binge-watching and mindful attention awareness
(2019)Binge-watching is pervasive in modern society and although it can be a positive experience for many, it is a sedentary activity and may have negative health consequences. Previous research has focused on the psychological ... -
Technology adoption, relative advantage, self-service
(2016)At a time when consumers are offered a wealth of online tools for self-managing their financial affairs, it is pertinent to scrutinise perceptions of this technology. However, behavioural theories such as the Technology ... -
Technostress & personality: factors in the digital divide?
(2009)The term 'digital divide' is generally explained as a division between people who do, and those who do not, access internet technologies because of economic, social, educational and age inequalities. This quantitative study ... -
#Terrorism 2.0: A study of the role of Twitter by pro-ISIS fanboys in the #BrusselsAttacks of March 2016
(2018)ISIS have become experts at exploiting social media to advance their digital campaign. This research paper is concerned with identifying the salient sentiments contained within the Twitter content of 23 identified pro-ISIS ... -
The therapeutic relationship in therapy delivered via email: the therapist's perspective
(2014)Email as a tool to deliver therapy and provide psychological support is an increasing reality in the mental health environment. There is an intense debate among mental health professionals to determine whether the advantages ...