Abstract
Anxiety and depression are two main psychological disorders that often can be seen among the adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depression and spending leisure in female high school students with emphasi s on physical activity. The Sample consisted of 136 high school female students in Sanandaj city and was a random selection. Two self-report questionnaires were selected for the present study. First questionnaires include spending leisure and second GHQ-28 was used to assess depression. K-S test, in dependent t-test and correlation were used to Statistical analysis. Result shows students depression in samples were moderate, and the findings indicated that the level of depression in the group who doing physical activity in their leisure time comparing with group who doing sedentary activity instead, had significant differences. Therefore doing physical activity in leisure time can help students to reduce depression.
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