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A study of the Impact of Fasting in Ramadan on Self-esteem

@inproceedings{Afsaneh2013ASO,
  title={A study of the Impact of Fasting in Ramadan on Self-esteem},
  author={Garshad Afsaneh and Hashemi Mitra},
  year={2013}
}
Some studies have mentioned the positive influence of fasting on the improvement of individual’s mental quality. The purpose of the present research is to assess the impact of fasting on the individual’s self-esteem.The present study is a descriptive cross sectional which has been carried out to evaluate the impact of fasting on 60 subjects. The data gathering tools including Demographic information questionnaire, and Cooper Smith’s self-esteem inventory which were fulfilled 10 days before and… 
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