Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 3 10A 2015 10 30 Anxiety, Depression, Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Student Physical Therapists: A Cross-sectional Study 26 29 EN Figen Koçyiğit Pamukkale University, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Denizli, Turkey Emel Dikbas Torun Ümmuhan Bas Aslan EDUCATION2015310A4 10.12691/education-3-10A-4 2015 7 2 2015 9 18 2015 10 28 Background: Psychological well-being among college students around the world is a current research topic. Despite various number of studies focusing on students who are trained for being a health care specialist, there are no reports on psychological disordes of student physical therapists. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of depression and anxiety among student physical therapists and to analyse any possible effects of different parameters on depression and anxiety. Methodology/Principal findings: 158 garad 2and grade3 students were enrolled in the study. Beck's depression inventory (BDI), Beck's anxiety inentory (BAI), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), International Physical activity Questionnnaire (IPAQ) were used as evaluation measures. The mean age of the participants were 21.8±1.5 years. 18.9% of the students (n=30) had mild, moderate or severe depression. 40.5% of the students (n=64) had mild, moderate or severe anxiety. Only 10.8% of the participants (n=17) were inactive according to IPAQ scores. Female gender was correlated with higher BAI scores. Academic grade was not correlated with evaluation scores. Conclusions: The prevalence of anxiety and depression in student physical therapists was high, similar to the other health care professionals. These psychological disorders could influence the academic attainment. Therefore preventive measures and coping strategies may be implemented as an integral part college education.