The Effect of Ramadan Fasting on the Coping Strategies Used by Male Footballers Affiliated with the Tunisian First Professional League

Jamel Hajji; Aiche Sabah; Musheer A. Aljaberi; Chung Ying Lin; Lin Yi Huang

doi:10.3390/healthcare11071053

The Effect of Ramadan Fasting on the Coping Strategies Used by Male Footballers Affiliated with the Tunisian First Professional League

Jamel Hajji
, Aiche Sabah
, Musheer A. Aljaberi^*
, Chung Ying Lin
, Lin Yi Huang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Gafsa University
University of Tunis
Benbouali Hassiba University of Chlef
Taiz University
National Cheng Kung University
I-Shou University

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This study aimed to discover coping strategies among professional male Tunisian footballers during the Ramadan 2021 fast. One hundred and eighty footballers who belong to twelve Tunisian professional clubs (age: 25.54 ± 4.41 years, weight: 77.19 ± 5.99 kg; height: 180.54 ± 7.28 cm; BMI: 23.67 ± 0.58) were tested during three sessions: one week before Ramadan, during the last week of Ramadan, and one week after Ramadan 2021. The footballers completed the Arabic version of the Inventory of Coping Strategies for Competitive Sport (ICSCS) scale in each session. Responses were recorded retrospectively one hour after a competition. The analysis of variance revealed a significant effect of Ramadan fasting on the adaptation profile of footballers (F = 3.51; p-value = 0.0001). Before and after Ramadan fasting, active coping dominates the adaptation profile of Tunisian professional footballers. During Ramadan, footballers use an irregular and unbalanced coping profile. The lifestyle change induced by the Ramadan fast significantly and negatively affected the adaptation profile of Tunisian professional footballers. Under the effect of the month of Ramadan, footballers developed a different coping profile from that of normal months.

Original language	English
Article number	1053
Journal	Healthcare (Switzerland)
Volume	11
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11071053
Publication status	Published - 6 Apr 2023
Externally published	Yes

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