Abstract
Earlier work on hijab has targeted either Muslim minority women or
those who have been bound by the law with respect to their attire (Clark,
2007; Droogsma, 2007; Murshid, 2005). The present study addresses
women in Pakistan, which is predominantly a Muslim society and the
state neither bans nor recommends any particular dress. This research
was geared to identify a theoretical framework under grounded theory
approach. The analysis involved open, axial, and selective coding. Five
focus groups were conducted with women practicing five types of dress
(niqab-wearing, headscarfing, headcovering, dupatta-carrying, and the
modern-dressed). One discussion was conducted with a group of male
university students. The analysis involved open, axial, and selective
coding, accompanied by constant comparisons between coding and data.
The analysis has revealed three core categories, namely, religious
commitment, environmental adjustment and psychological satisfaction.
These three factors appeared as the causal conditions which lead to
wearing hijab. However, the same factors also work as context, and
functions under different situations for different wearers. Propositions
and hypotheses relating to phenomenon of hijab have been extended for
future research.
Waseem Fayyaz, Anila Kamal. (2017) Psychosocial Factors Related to Practicing Hijab Among Muslim Women in Pakistan, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 27, Issue 1.
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