The present study was targeted to measure and differentiate the levels of body esteem among veiled and
unveiled women. The inquiry included 400 conveniently selected women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan. Franzoi and Shields’ (1984) body esteem scale was used to measure the levels of body esteem. It
was hypothesized that veiled women would have higher levels of body esteem as compared with those who
did not veil to cover their heads and faces. The results supported the hypothesis on highly significant
differences.
