Comparison of the Degree of Depression between Athletic and Non- Athletic Undergraduate Students
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Leila Ghaedi , Faculty of Education, UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
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Azlina Mohd Kosnin , Faculty of Education, UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
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Nora Mislan , Faculty of Education, UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
In the present study, the degree of depression between female and male non-athletic versus athletic undergraduate students of a private university in Esfahan, Iran is investigated. A total of 160 participants which include 80 female athletes and 80 non- athletes students as well as 180 male athletic and non-athletic students participated in the study. The Beck depression test (BDI) was employed to measure the degree of depression. T-test was employed to assess the difference between athletes and non-athletes at P≤0.05.The result showed that physical activity was inversely associated with degree of depression among all students. Both female athlete and non-athlete students have higher degree of depression compared to the male students. The degree of depression among non-athlete female and male students is higher than athlete students.
Depression, Physical Activity, Prevalence, Undergraduate Students
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