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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 4 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.817737 THE COMPARISON OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND JOB BURNOUT OF FEMALE ATHLETIC AND NON-ATHLETIC TEACHERS OF MIANDOAB TOWN, IRAN IN 2016-2017 Mostafa Mostafa pouri, Vadoud Shoshtary, Mortaza Khodayi, Auoub Izadi, Yousef Esmayilian, Fatemeh Salami, Soraya Balekanian Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Education Management of Miandoab, Iran Abstract: The psychological disorders are common and serious problems that are found worldwide. The objective of present study is to compare the psychological health and job burnout of female athletic and non-athletic teachers of Miandoab Town. The present study is of causative-comparative type. The statistical population of present study includes the official female teachers of middle schools of Miandoab Town that amount to 182 individuals. The statistical sample is obtained through simple random sampling (based on Morgan table) which includes 120 individuals. The instruments of data collected used in the present study are Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire 1 with reliability coefficient of 91 percent, and Maslach Burnout Inventory with reliability coefficient of 90 percent as defined in previous studies. To compare the elements, independent t-test is used. The findings show that there is a significant difference between psychological disorders and job burnout of female athletic and non-athletic teachers. Keywords: psychological health, job burnout, athlete, non-athlete For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/845 Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 189