Comparison of Depression between University Female Athletes and Non-athletes

摘要

The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of depression among female athlete and non-athlete students. Two hundred Tabriz Islamic Azad university female students (18-32) were randomly chosen. Beck depression test (BDI) was used to evaluate the rate of depression. Data were analyzed by independent T test. By analyzing the proposed hypotheses at the P≤0.05 demonstrated significant difference between female athlete and non-athlete students in depression