Health & Human Performance

Biographical Details:

Siobhain McArdle received a BA in French and European History from the University of Pennsylvania (1990) where she was a varsity scholarship track and field athlete. She later completed a BA(Hons) degree in Psychology at York University (Canada)(1997) and an MSc (Distinction) in Sport Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University (1999). She was awarded a PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology (2003) from the University of Birmingham (U.K) and a Grad. Dip in Cognitive Psychotherapy from Trinity College Dublin (2010). She was appointed to the position of Lecturer in the School of Health and Human Performance, DCU in 2004. Siobhain McArdle has worked with a number of Olympic and non-Olympic athletes in her role as consultant psychologist at Ex-Well Medical Center. She is particularly interested in clinical and subclinical aspects of sport psychology (i.e. recovery from injury, depression, eating disorders and anxiety) and working with developmental athletes. She is currently pursuing her interest in cognitive psychotherapy in association with St. Francis Day Hospital, Dublin. She is a member of the BPS, PSI, BABCP and the Irish Institute of Sport.

Research Interests:

Siobhain McArdles primary research interests are clinical and subclinical areas such as depression, eating disorders and personal adjustment as they relate to psychological and physical health and sport involvement across the lifespan. These interests fall into four interrelated strands of research. Firstly, developing targeted mental health interventions for hard to reach populations (i.e. young males, individuals with eating disorders). Secondly, Health Services Research (HSR) with a focus on factors that influence the use of health services in difficult to access population groups. Third, the role of perfectionistic cognitive processes in psychological health and personal adjustment. Fourth, clinical sport and exercise psychology, for example, depression, eating disorders and psychological recovery in sport.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

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• McArdle, S. & Moore, P. 2012. Applying Evidence -Based Principles from CBT to Sport Psychology.
• McArdle, S. 2010. Psychological rehabiliation from Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstructive Surgery: A Case Study. Sports Health A Multi Disciplinary Approach, 2, 1, pp73-77.
• McArdle, S. 2010. Exploring domain specific perfectionism. Journal Of Personality, 78, 2, pp493-508.
• McArdle, S., Martin, D., Lennon, A., & Moore, P. 2010. Exploring debriefing in sports: A qualitative perspective. Journal Of Applied Sport Psychology, 22, 3, pp1-13.
• McGale, N., McArdle, S. & Gaffney, P. 2010. Exploring the effectiveness of an integrated exercise/CBT intervention for young men's mental health. Accepted July 2010. British Journal Of Health Psychology,
• McArdle, S. 2009. Exploring the development of perfectionistic cognitions and self-beliefs. Cognitive Therapy And Research, 33, 6, pp597-614.
• McArdle, S. & Duda, J.L. 2008. Exploring the Etiology of the Indices and Corrleates of Perfectionism in Young Athletes. Social Development, 17, 4, pp980-997-.
• McArdle, S. & Duda, J.L. 2004. Exploring Social-Contextual Correlates of Perfectionism in Adolescents: A Multivariate Perspective. Cognitive Therapy And Research, 28, 6, pp765-788.

Selected Chapters

• McArdle, S. & Duda, J.L. 2002. Implications of the Motivational Climate in Youth Sports. In F.L. Smoll & R.E. Smith (Eds.), Children and Youth in Sport, pp409-434.

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

• McArdle, S., & Duda, J.L. 2003. Understanding variability in the achievement experiences and well-being of perfectionists: A motivational processes/social contextual approach. *, In R. Stelter (Ed.), New approaches to exercise and sport psychology: Theories, methods and applications, pp110-110.

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• McArdle, S., McGale, N. & Gaffney, P., Developing an Integrated Exercise/CBT Intervention for Young Men's Mental Health, 13th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psychology, 12-JUL-11 - 17-JUL-11, Madeira Portugal
• McGale, N., McArdle, S. & Gaffney, P., "Back of the Net": The effectiveness of exercise-based interventions on indices of suicide risk., British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology Annual Conference, 09-DEC-09 - 11-DEC-09, London, England
• McArdle, S., Martin, D., Lennon, A., & Moore, P., Exploring debriefing in sports: A qualitative perspective, 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 01-JUN-09 - 03-JUN-10, Oslo, Norway
• Pensgaard, A. & McArdle, S., Self-evaluation tendencies and self-determination in young elite athletes. The role of perfectionistic self-beliefs., In: Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Conference ed.Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, 15-NOV-05 - 15-OCT-05, Vancouver, B.C., 48 - 48
• McArdle, S. & Duda, J.L., Understanding Variability in the Achievement Experiences and Well-being of Perfectionists: A Motivational Processes/Social-Contextual Approach., XI European Federation of Sport Psychology, Conference,, 01-JUL-03 - 03-JUL-03, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Duda, J.L. & McArdle, S., Striving for High Standards, Motivational Processes, and Personal Adjustment Among Talented Young Sports Participants: Getting the Mix Right., Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology; Tucson, Arizona, 01-OCT-02 - 03-OCT-02, Tucson, Arizona
• McArdle, S., Duda, J.L., & Hall, H.K., Identifying Perfectionism Profiles in Young Talented Athletes from a Motivational Perspective., Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology., 01-OCT-01 - 01-OCT-01, Orlando, Florida