| Abstrakt: |
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the effect of Ramadan Fasting on the psychological aspect level (General Health and Negative Feelings) among athletes and the differences in those effects according to the gender variable (male and female). To achieve this purpose, the researchers used the descriptive approach on a sample of 90 athletes (41 female athletes, 21.4 ± 2 years, and 49 male athletes, 20.6 ± 1.4 years). Participants completed the GHQ-12 questionnaire, which has 12 items, and the Mood, feelings questionnaire: Short Version, which has 13 items. To achieve the study's objectives, we used Means, Standard Deviations, Frequencies, Percent, and Independent Sample t Test with a confidence level of 95% (P < 0.05). The results showed a low level of public health and a high level of negative feelings among the study sample in the pre-measurement and a high level of general health and a decrease in the level of negative feelings in the postmeasurement. Also, there were significant differences in general health and negative feelings between males and females after Ramadan fasting and in favor of males. The researchers recommend conducting other studies dealing with samples from non-Muslims and taking different samples, such as professional athletes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
