Changes in States of Anxiety and Psychosomatic Reactions in Competition Periods during the Ramadan Fasting

Lotfi S. ； Rahmoun S. ； Saydi S. ； Madani M. ； Tazi A. ； Talbi M

《International Journal of Advances in Psychology》 2卷2期 (2013/05) Pp. 112-117

並列摘要

The objective of this study is the evaluation of changes in states of anxiety and psychosomatic reactions during the fasting month of Ramadan on 92 male athletes (23±3.35 years) who responded during and outside Ramadan by means of three tests: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) and Psychosomatics Battery (BPS). The results compared to normal periods, show a highly significant increase in state anxiety (p ＜0.001) and trait (p ＜0.001), competitive anxiety (p ＜0.003) during Ramadan. This increase is estimated respectively at 6.5%, 16.18% and 3.4%, as it is a observed that a very significant rise (p＜0.001, +20.98%) of psychosomatic component scores physiological needs and somatic reaction, psychological states during this period. The stress of competition, changes in biorhythms and dehydration are factors leading to increased anxiety and psychosomatic reactions in trained athletes during the Ramadan fasting.

並列關鍵字

Ramadan ； Fasting ； Anxiety ； Psychosomatic Reactions ； Competition ； Sport