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

Abstract

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