AU - Anari Jaberi, ali AU - Ravari, ali AU - . Kazemi, majid TI - The effects of Ramadan fasting on self-esteem among the students in the school of nursing, midwifery and paramedics of Rafsanjan Medical College PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 7 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1968-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1968-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 1 AB  -   Objectives : the study was meant to measure the effects, of Ramadan fasting on students at the school of nursing, midwifery and paramedics at Rafsanjan Medical College. Method: the subjects comprised 67 randomly selected (N=67) from various fields of study who managed to fast at least 21 days, during the holy month of Ramadan. The research instruments consisted of a demographic questionnaire and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Scale. The assessment was carried out on two occasions: 10 days before and 10 days after Ramadan. Findings: a t-test was administered and the results showed a significant difference between the subject' self-esteem on the two occasions. Conclusion: the result demonstrated that Ramadan fasting significantly increased self-esteem among students. CP - IRAN IN - Nursing, Scientific member of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Rafsanjan, Iran, I.R. LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 63 PT - Original Research YR - 2001