Comparison of depression levels of elite wrestling and taekwondo athletes

Authors : Mehmet KUMARTASLI, Mahmut ALP, Emrah YILMAZ, Sinan GOKBEL

Pages : 66-70

Doi:10.15314/tjse.03797

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Publication Date : 2015-07-02

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The aim of this study is to compare depression levels of elite wrestling and taekwondo athletes. To the study, 130 elite wrestlers and 130 elite taekwondo athletes who are now competiting in the league between Universities. “Beck Depression Inventory” was used to define the depression levels of the athletes. For analyzing datas, SPSS 18 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences); was used. For analyzing datas statistically, Independent Sample t Test was done. As a result of test depression levels of elite wrestling and taekwondo athletes , the difference between groups was found to be statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0,05);. To conclude our study, elite wrestler were defined more depressive than elite taekwondo athletes, so both of branches needed psychiatric examination according to possibility situation of the inventory.
Keywords : Wrestling, taekwondo, depression