Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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The relationship between attachment and social anxiety, focusing on self-esteem and locus of control as possible mediators
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)Social anxiety is an excessive fear of social situations characterised by negative beliefs about one's performance in social situations and an exaggerated perception of the potential for catastrophic outcomes, e.g. ... -
The relationship between false memory and paranormal belief
(University of Hertfordshire, 2002)The thesis investigates the effects of false memory and belief in the paranormal on reports of events. The first chapter reviews the existing literature on false memory. The main theories of how false memory develops are ... -
The Relationship Between Improvisation and Cognition
(2012-08-16)“After the group had played [improvisation] game[s]…colours became brighter, people and spaces seem of a different size, focus is sharper. Our normal thinking dulls perception…” Keith Johnstone (1979, pg. 131) Improvisation ... -
Relationship Marketing and Customer Retention in Bangladesh’s Food Retailing Sector
(2018-01-31)The context of this study is Bangladesh`s food retailing sector. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) and customer retention. Since Independence ... -
Remote Visual Observation of Real Places Through Virtual Reality Headsets
(2019-07-23)Virtual Reality has always represented a fascinating yet powerful opportunity that has attracted studies and technology developments, especially since the latest release on the market of powerful high-resolution and wide ... -
Removal of heavy metals on a carbon sorbent prepared from flax shive
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A Repertory Grid Study Investigating Factors Associated With Treating People Diagnosed With Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): the Construct of Illness and the Therapeutic Relationship
(2016-05-17)People diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) have been subjected to stigma and told that their difficulties are untreatable. Although recovery is now understood to be possible for this client group, much ... -
A requirements-based software process maturity model
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)The requirements phase of software development is an on-going problem for the software engineering community. The many disparate recommendations and best practices found in the literature make it difficult for software ... -
Researching Breakdowns Involving Shame: Reflexive Inquiry and the Practice of Ethical Organisation Development in a UK Government Agency
(2019-09-18)This thesis explores my work as an internal organisation development (OD) consultant in a national body that oversees health and care services in the UK. It makes contributions to practice theory and current debates on the ... -
Residential Childcare Workers’ Experiences of Behaviours that Challenge
(2023-10-05)Background: The role of Residential Childcare Workers (RCWs) in the UK is pivotal in providing support to children and young people in care who have complex emotional and behavioural needs. Behaviours that challenge (BTC) ... -
The Resilience and Sustainability of Suranga Irrigation in the Western Ghats of India
(2022-02-03)This study focused on a little known traditional water management system, known as suranga, historically used by marginalised agricultural communities in the remote foothills of the Western Ghats in India to evaluate the ... -
The response of the English churches to the Nazi persecution of the Jews 1933-1945
(University of Hertfordshire, 2006)The background to this thesis is the scholarly debate about bystanders to the Holocaust. Also pertinent is the debate about the conduct of Pius XII in relation to the persecution of the Jews. During the 1930s the Church ... -
Responses of People With Physical Health Conditions to Changes in Disability Benefits: A Grounded Theory Study
(2017-11-10)There is a dearth of literature on the experiences of people with physical health conditions who make disability benefit claims and live as a benefit claimant, particularly since the recent and ongoing changes to the ... -
Rethinking Loyalty within Relational Workplace Dynamics from the Perspective of an Organisational Consultant Practising in Israel
(2022-06-09)This thesis explores the theme of relations of loyalty among members of organisations, in particular during breakdown situations, during which a sense of loyalty is put to the test. The organisational development (OD) ... -
A Retrospective Study of Young Carers' Experiences of Supporting a Parent With Psychosis
(2016-11-25)There are a considerable number of children who fulfil a young carer role for a parent, sibling or relative. Research into the experiences of young carers is growing, and has explored the areas of supporting parents and ... -
Revealing the Unspoken: Malaysian Students' Intrinsic Influences in Selecting the UK for Higher Education Migration
(2015-08-19)The UK has been amongst the leaders in providing higher education for both home and international students, especially from developing countries such as Malaysia. The recent budget cuts on the UK higher education sector ... -
Reverse Journey in Dementia: a Clinician's Research Journey Leading to the Development of Carers' Diaries
(2017-01-10)Dementia is a progressively debilitating disorder often of insidious onset. When making the initial assessment or reviewing ongoing care of patients living at home, healthcare professionals rely on verbal information ... -
Reviewing the Evidence for NICE Recommended Psychotherapies for Depression
(2017-10-16)Introduction: Depression is a common mental health problem affecting 1 in 6 people in the UK, which represents a considerable burden (Lépine and Briley, 2011). Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended by the ... -
Revisiting Shop Stewards and Workplace Bargaining: Opportunities, Resources and Dynamics in Two Case Studies
(2016-07-11)Recent accounts of workplace union representation have emphasised the exclusion of shop stewards from management decision-making processes, and have posited a shift in shop steward activity away from dealing with collective ... -
Rifles, Swords and Water Pistols: Circumstances in Which Action Becomes Influential in an Action-Irrelevant Categorisation Task
(2018-01-29)An assumption in Cognitive Psychology, which has been challenged in recent years, is that the systems responsible for action and perception work independently of one another. These systems work together during conceptual ...