Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Resilience"
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An Explorative Study on the Connection between Leadership Skills, Resilience and Social Support among Youth
(2013-02-22)A growing interest in how young people can contribute to their communities has sparked a rise in the development of youth leadership initiatives. Whether these programmes yield benefits to youth beyond leadership and into ... -
Exploring the potential of social robots to support resilience in dementia
(NUI Galway, 2020-11-30)Dementia is a debilitating progressive neurological syndrome that causes stress to people with the condition and their families. Most people with dementia want to be independent and with support, many people with dementia ... -
Generational understanding of social support, youth civic engagement and coping as aspects of resilience in socialist and post-socialist Slovenia (1980-2011)
(2015-09-30)This thesis explores the link between protective factors and youth coping as aspects of resilience within the context of social change. The most recent evidence from resilience research shows there is a significant link ... -
An investigation of the genetic contribution to cognitive resilience in healthy ageing
(NUI Galway, 2021-07)Cognitive decline is one of the most feared aspects of ageing leading to major health and social issues. Non-pathological or age-related cognitive decline leads to increased challenges in completing tasks that require ... -
Zambian Perspectives: A participatory contextualisation of Youth Civic Engagement (YCE) from both youth and adult Zambian perspectives
(2012-10-26)In the contemporary adult centered world, global policy has placed young people at the centre of the civic engagement debate. A universal definition of youth civic engagement (YCE) is lacking. The current YCE literature ...