رابطه اعتقاد به حجاب و آسيب پذيري فردي ، خانوادگي و اجتماعي

Relation between belief in Hijab and individual, familial and social vulnerability

Introduction: The aim of the present research was to investigate the relationship between the belief in Hijab and various types of vulnerability in personal, familial and social areas.Method: In this correlation research, 531 teenage and young daughters, aged 15-29 years old were selected, from different cities of Iran, using multistage cluster sampling. The required data collected through researcher-made questionnaire concerning different dimensions of vulnerability, consisting of 20 subscales. The data were analyzed using statistical methods of correlation coefficient, regression analysis and variance analysis. Results: Belief in Hijab had significant relationship with decrease in vulnerability with rate of 0.80 (p<0.0001). Tendency to west predicted 66% of Hijab noncompliance alone. There were significant correlation between the level of compliance to Hijab and demographic characteristics (age, education, family relationships and parental control level) at p<0.001 level. Conclusion: Belief in Hijab acts as an obstacle to cultural vulnerability. Therefore, its growth and strengthening is one of the appropriate methods of preventing and reducing the vulnerability.