PAPER #80 - The Relationship between Physical Activity and Depression.

Our study aims to clarify the relationship between physical activity and depression in adolescents. The research sample was 165 adolescents with mean age 16. A questionnaire was used to estimate the level of physical activity and depression was measured using the Beck Depression Inventory. Results of the study indicated that there is an inverse relationship between the level of physical activity and adolescent depression. Also confirmed that the physical activity is so important by participating in reducing the rate of depression, given that people who practice a physical activity continuously according to a special pace, have shown less depression results, as well as, the results have shown the existence of differences between the two sexes in depression degrees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]