Self-generated coping strategies among Muslim athletes during Ramadan fasting

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-144

  Roy, Jolly ^a   Hwa, Ooi Cheong ^a   Singh, Rabindarjeet ^b   Aziz, Abdul Rashid ^c   Jin, Chai Wen ^a  

^a Institut Sukan Negara Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^c Singapore Sports Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Competition; Habit; Psychological coping; Ramadan; Self control; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952479979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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