Vol. 2, Issue 6, Part D (2016)

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to compare depression, stress, and anxiety between sports and non-sports persons for this purpose the subject (sports person) were selected from Department of Physical Education (IGIPESS), University Of Delhi, Vikaspuri New Delhi and non-sports person were selected from coaching institute these are preparing for competitive exams. For this study DASS questionnaire was used as a tool to collect the data. The age group of the subject was 20 to 25Years. Descriptive statistic and independent paired “t” test was applied. There was a significant difference in depression and stress between sports and non-sports persons. While the results also revealed that there was no significant difference in anxiety between sports and non-sports person. The significant difference was fixed at 0.05 level.