The effective roles of parents in the tendency of teenage girls to the Islamic hijab

Hajihashem, Fatemeh; Pakseresht, Elahe; Esmaili, Azadeh; Mohammad Kazemi, Zahra

The effective roles of parents in the tendency of teenage girls to the Islamic hijab

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ , Faculty of Islamic Studies and Educational Science, University of Imam Sadiq, Tehran, Iran

² Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, Refah university, Tehran, Iran.

³ Faculty of psychology and educational science , Refah university, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to deal with the effective roles of parents in tending teenage girls to the Islamic hijab. The qualitative research method is Phenomenology. Information was collected using semi-structured interviews. The study involved 30 teenage girls aged between 13 and 16 who were selected based on specific criteria. By using the Thematic analysis method, three universal themes of "parental role", "maternal role" and "fatherly role " and 16 organizing themes of "certain parent-child boundaries" and "certain protective boundaries" were identified from the obtained data. , "Encouraging and inhibiting methods", "Qur'anic view of hijab", "Regulating relations with relatives and ceremonies", "modeling", "Creating a happy atmosphere in the home", "Partial awareness about hijab", "Surveillance of cyberspace" and "creating an atmosphere of mutual trust", "emotional relationship with the teenager", "logical relationship with the teenager", "protective and supportive role" and "familiarity with the hijab issue", "sensitive in the matter of education" and "effective communication with the teenager" And 39 basic themes were obtained. The results showed that in addition to the role of parents, each of the fathers and mothers has a unique role in the luck of teenage girls to wear hijab, and when parents together create a psychological environment in their child and are aligned in their approach to upbringing, hijab is gain traction.

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