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

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. 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. 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. 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.