The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between two measures of depression and to compare scores of highly physically fit distance runners. 100 subjects, including 25 women, were administered the Profile of Mood States to measure states and the Zung Depression Scale to measure depression. Subjects were below the norms for the Profile but not for the Zung. A correlation of .92 (r2 = 85.5) between scores was noted for the 25 women, while less variance was explained for the men (r = .645, r2 = 41.6). Despite participation in regular exercise, depression scores greater than 40 were obtained by 7 men and 5 women, indicating that regular exercisers are not immune to depression.
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