The Effect of Type of Behavioral Brain Systems on the Psychological Health of Athletes and Non-Athletes: Gender Moderator Role

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of type of behavioral brain system on athletic and non-athletic psychological health. Participants included 312 boys and girls aged between 18 and 37 years old. After examining the type of personality and gender system and considering the level of activity in 8 groups. Multivariate analysis of variance analysis showed that participants with behavioral activation system had depression, anxiety and stress less than participants with behavioral inhibition system (p <0.05). Boys had higher psychological health than girls (p <0.05). Non-athlete girls with behavioral inhibition system had the highest rates of depression, anxiety and stress and boys and girls with behavioral activation system had the lowest level of depression, anxiety and stress (p <0.05). As a result, it can be stated that exercise and behavioral activating personality system make boys and girls more psychologically healthy.