Psychology: Recent submissions
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Father-Child Conversation and the Development of Executive Function during the Preschool Period
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)The present thesis sought to add to the body of research demonstrating the importance of the early father-child interactive environment for child executive function (EF) development. In particular, this thesis focussed on ... -
Putting touch into context: investigating tactile perception in body-based and object-based contexts
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)The present thesis consists of two themes. The first theme aims to expand our understanding of how the visual body context influences visuo-tactile interactions for nonspatial perception and the potential role of body ... -
Modeling an auditory stimulated brain under altered states of consciousness using the generalized ising model
(2020)Propofol is a short-acting medication that results in decreased levels of consciousness and is used for general anesthesia. Although it is the most commonly used anesthetic in the world, much remains unknown about the ... -
Behavioural and Electrophysiological Aspects of Error Processing in Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Ageing
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)An inherent aspect of healthy, non-pathological ageing is a marked decline in cognitive ability across a distributed network of functions. One feature of this reduced cognitive capacity is a diminution in the ability to ... -
Addressing Ethical Issues in the Design of Patient & Caregiver Monitoring Technology in Aged Care Settings
(Nova Publishers, 2020)The monitoring and evaluation of patient health and wellbeing, along with the quality of care delivery is critical to patient safety. The aged care sector has faced many scandals about the quality of aged care services. ... -
Emotion-Focused Therapy for Symptoms of Generalised Anxiety in a Student Population: an Exploratory Study
(2020)Anxiety issues continue to retain the highest prevalence rates within student counselling services (SCS) with generalised anxiety a prominent concern. These issues are associated with poor academic achievement, attrition ... -
Investigating Polyvictimisation in Child Abuse Cases: A multi-method study within a Danish Child Protection Context
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Background: Child maltreatment is a universal problem with serious impacts on mental and physical health. The extant literature suggests that different forms of childhood harms tend to co-occur and that exposure to multiple ... -
Negotiating life with laughter. A grounded theory
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Using a classic Glaserian grounded theory methodology, the phenomenon of laughter was initially investigated in a broad sense. Grounded theory does not require, or recommend the commencement of investigative work which ... -
Evaluating pre-learner driver road safety programmes for Transition Year students in the Republic of Ireland
(School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, 2013)Road traffic crashes (RTCs) impose a considerable burden on society and the risk of crashing is highest among young inexperienced learner and novice drivers, especially males. Research suggests that driving-related knowledge, ... -
Viral Hepatitis C Associated Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Ireland in the Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) Era
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Background & Aims: Neurocognitive dysfunction is common in the setting of cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy in individuals infected with the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). However, neurocognitive dysfunction has also been ... -
Awareness of medical fitness to drive among occupational physicians and psychiatrists
(2017)Irrespective of national guidelines for medical fitness to drive, this study investigated the cumulative expert wisdom of clinicians regarding minimum periods of driving cessation required for patients suffering from ... -
Advancing a Human Factors & Ethics Canvas for New Driver Assistance Technologies Targeted at Older Adults
(Springer, Cham, 2020)Automated driving solutions represent a potential solution to promoting driver persistence and the management of fitness to drive issues in older adults. This paper reports on the application of a ‘Human Factors & Ethics ... -
Embedding Ethics in Human Factors Design and Evaluation Methodologies
(Springer, Cham, 2020)Methodologies are required to enable the active translation of ethical issues pertaining to the human and social dimensions of new technologies, in a manner that considers the diversity of practices across research and ... -
Driver Persistence, Safety and Older Adult Self-efficacy: Addressing Driving Challenges Using Innovative Multimodal Communication Concepts
(Springer, Cham, 2020)New assisted driving technology provides a solution to enabling driver persistence while also addressing older adult fitness to drive issues. The proposed driver assistance system follows a detailed literature review, an ... -
A machine learning approach to understanding patterns of engagement with internet-delivered mental health interventions
(American Medical Association, 2020)Importance: The mechanisms by which engagement with internet-delivered psychological interventions are associated with depression and anxiety symptoms are unclear. Objective: To identify behavior types based on how ... -
The Requirements for New Tools for Use by Pilots and the Aviation Industry to Manage Risks Pertaining to Work-Related Stress (WRS) and Wellbeing, and the Ensuing Impact on Performance and Safety
(2020)Work is part of our wellbeing and a key driver of a person’s health. Pilots need to be fit for duty and aware of risks that compromise their health/wellbeing. Recent studies suggest that work-related stress ... -
Investigating the Shared and Distinct Mechanisms Underpinning Perceptual Decision-Making and Metacognition
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)In order to successfully adjust to changes and learn in the sensory environment, humans must be able to detect whether or not decisions are based on reliable sources of information. Because we cannot always depend on the ... -
Lesbian, gay or bisexual identity as a risk factor for trauma and mental health problems in Northern Irish students and the protective role of social support.
(2020)Background: People identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) have been shown to experience more trauma and poorer mental health than their heterosexual counterparts, particularly in countries with discriminatory laws ... -
An exploration of caregivers' and peers' support-giving responses to adolescents showing signs of depression.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Background: Adolescent depression is linked to significant impairment, recurrence in adulthood, heightened risk of suicide, and increased all-cause mortality (Schubert, Clark, Van, Collinson, & Baune, 2017; Shore, Toumbourou, ... -
Managerial Practices to Ensure the Well-being of Humanitarian Volunteers: A Realist Evaluation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Background: Humanitarian aid workers are at an increased risk of adverse mental health outcomes due to the nature of their work. Research on the mental health outcomes of volunteer humanitarian workers, who constitute the ...
