Resourses
Articles
A list or newspaper, magazine that I have written or been mentioned in. As well as a list of research publications in peer review journals and books
Online Magazine Articles
Inside Story: Depression- the dark side of life at the top in tennis
As more and more athletes have stepped forward in recent years to talk about depression, many have wondered whether elite sportspersons are more prone to mental illness than others.
Sports psychologist puts athletes in a proper frame of mind
Grant Goes, the founder of the information platform www.fitnesslink.ae, says bringing in a sports psychologist is a big step forward for UAE sport. “Sports psychologists are very important as they can be the difference between winning and losing – and not just in a sporting sense…
He looks fit but he sees fat; muscle dysmorphia is affecting upwards of one in 10 men
The condition has long been an issue associated with women and, until recently, neglected in men. It can lead to eating disorders, depression and health experts say it needs to be addressed.
Release The Handbrake: Unleash Yourself For Success
Are you driving your life with the mental handbrake on? Are you psychologically unable to give 100%? Is it holding you back from achieving your goals? Dubai-based sports psychologist Caren Diehl, Ph.D. says there are three main reasons people do not give their all to get where they want to be in sports, relationships, work, and life overall:
Five Questions with Dr. Caren Diehl
For our next interview, we caught up with Dr. Caren Diehl, who is by profession a sport psychologist.
7 Ultra-Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Weeks
Q: What is going to be your biggest challenge?
My biggest challenge for 777 is mental burnout…
Dubai teen sets record while trying to help kids in Nepal
15-year-old Kristen De Sousa acquires marathon record by running seven marathons on seven continents in less than 3 months.
Each year we come up with new resolutions for wanting to lose weight, join the gym, run, swim or anything else to get into shape.
Bespoke sportswear means you’re dressed for success
Lorna Jane is an Australian brand that’s just arrived in Dubai – and it offers clothes that can really empower women in the quest for better fitness.
Publications
Merritt, M., Yap, A., Comley, C., and Diehl, C. (2019).
Stereotype Threat and the Female Athlete: Swimming, Surfing, and Sport Martial Arts. In M. Cappuccio, ed. The MIT Press Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sports Psychology
MacIntyre, T., Petherbridge, S., Mahoney, C., Lyons, M., O’Connor, T., Diehl, C., Wickenden, S. (2014).
Saving lives in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: Evaluation competitor Fatigue Edition 1: An Official ATCUAE publication SUPPORTED BY ATCUAE, FIM & FIA
Diehl, C.D.P. (2011).
Emotional Intelligence in Diverse Populations: Theory to Intervention. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
Lane, A.M., Meyer, B.B., Devonport, T.J., Davies, K., Thelwell, R., Gill. G.S., Diehl, C.D.P., Wilson, M. & Weston, N. (2009).
Validity of the Emotional Intelligence Scale for use in Sport. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 8, 289-295.
Diehl, C.D.P., Hegley, A., & Lane, A.M (2009).
Working with Ghanaian athletes. In S. J. Hanrahan & R. J. Schinke (Eds.). Cultural sport psychology: From research to practice. Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics.
Lane, A. M., Devonport, T. J., Davies, K., Lane, H. J., Gill, G., & Diehl, C. (2008).
Anger, emotional intelligence, performance and interventions. In E.I. Clausen, Psychology of Anger. Nova Publishers
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