There has constantly been a differentiation between a general college student and a student athlete. On US college campuses, collegiate athletes are considered a high- risk subculture for a variety of health behaviors, including alcohol use and abuse, disordered eating, coping with the stressors of injuries and acadmic performance, overtraining, lack of sleep and feelings of exhaustion. Many of these variables correlate directly with depression. Researchers wanted to determine whether there is a significant difference non athletes and athlete status, GPA, BMI and the levels of exercise and sleep that are associated with depression symptomatology. The data for this study was collected by surveying 227 participants from liberal arts colleges
