Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions

  • Badine, Rana (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    Online dating services replaced traditional matchmaking tools. The internet gave individuals the opportunity to be their own matchmakers and experience new online identities leaving room for different methods in the presentation of self. There are many studies done on the topic of online dating services however, none of them has discussed it in terms of identity, framing and its role in Lebanon. Using the uses and gratification and the framing theories this thesis examined how Lebanese adults frame themselves on online dating websites and applications and the gratifications they get from their ...
  • Majzoub, Marwa Wissam (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2019-04)
    The following study is conducted about the relationship between youth perception of social movements and their attitude and behavior in May 2018 elections in Lebanon. The aim of the study is to evaluate the exposure to social movements via social and mass media and the attitudes towards current politicians and asses its relation with voting decisions. Research questions of the study included (1) Exposure to Social Movements and Perceptions about Civil Movements and (2) Social Movements Impact on Voting. In order to conduct the study, a quantitative design was applied via questionnaires. This ...
  • Abou Ghazaly, Lea (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    Online dating services replaced traditional matchmaking tools. The internet gave individuals the opportunity to be their own matchmakers and experience new online identities leaving room for different methods in the presentation of self. There are many studies done on the topic of online dating services however, none of them has discussed it in terms of identity, framing and its role in Lebanon. Using the uses and gratification and the framing theories this thesis examined how Lebanese adults frame themselves on online dating websites and applications and the gratifications they get from their ...
  • Al Ahmadieh, Sami Zuhair (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    The objective of this study was to examine the influence of cyberbullying on various coping mechanisms such as drug abuse and depression among a sample of 251 Lebanese students, aged 17 to 31, and are enrolled in universities across the country. Using a quantitative method and guided by the transactional model for stress and coping theory, a link to a survey was electronically sent to the respondents through different social media platforms. Results show that some respondents are aware of the consequences behind cyberbullying, specifically the extreme ones (such as alcohol or drug addiction as ...
  • Gerges, Ralph Badih (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2009-05)
    This paper studies how each television covers war using different type of frames based on its agenda setting. Depending on an extensive literature review analysis dealing with similar international and local conflicts and wars, this study links between what happened in the past in other countries and cities and the war in Aleppo. The paper raises four main research questions: RQ1: how much importance did the television stations give to the Aleppo situation?, RQ2: did the newscasts present both sides (opposition and regime) of the story?, RQ3: what type of language was used by each channel to ...
  • Geagea, Jessica Elie (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2017)
    An online survey was conducted to understand how Social Networking Sites such as Facebook can impact Lebanese serious romantic relationships (20-40 years old).196 participants through snowball sampling provided information about their significant other and replied to questions dealing with elements of relationship satisfaction, stage of relationship, Facebook usage, meeting new people, surveillance, and jealousy. ANOVA and independent T-test sample were used to measure whether there is an association between certain Facebook behaviors and feelings on romantic relationships. Referring back to ...
  • Tabet, Christelle (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2019)
    The purpose of this thesis was to study how individual psychological factors, including perceived gratifications, loneliness, and boredom, have a correlation with mobile social game uses and addiction. Notably, the study laid emphasis on the case of Candy Crush in particular to assess the possible relationships between the mentioned above variables. The study covered high school students in the Maten region Lebanon. The sample size was 90 students, 30 students from three high schools based on purposive sampling, which is a non-probability sampling method. The findings of the study showed that ...
  • El Hachem, Nancy (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2019-05)
    This research presents a study and a closer insight on the practice of citizen journalism and its effects on the profession in Lebanon. On Sunday May 6th 2018, a large dispute took place between two political parties running for the elections in Zahle- Lebanon: runner for the Popular Block, Mrs. Myriam Skaff and the Lebanese Forces. What triggers this study is the fact that the dispute was recorded by citizens while traditional media were absent. The videos were spread across social media, and afterwards, the Lebanese media interpreted the incident. The aim of this study is to stress on the ...

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