A Comparative Study of Depression among Male Athletic vs. Non-Athletic Clerks at Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Iran

The present study is aimed at comparing the level of depression among male athletic versus non-athletic clerks at Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Iran. 40 male non-athletic clerks and 40 male athletic clerks were involved in the study. The Beck Depression Inventory (1961) was used to collect the data. The results show that depression among non-athletic clerks is much more frequent than in athletic ones. The research concludes that being engaged in sport activities and physical exercises regularly may relieve depression, or at least, make it controllable.