A new study has revealed that British Muslim women who wear a hijab generally have more positive body image, are less reliant on media messages about beauty ideals, and place less importance on appearance than those who do not wear a hijab.
According to the study, these effects appear to be driven by use of a hijab specifically.
Researcher Viren Swami said that while people shouldn’t assume that wearing the hijab immunizes Muslim women from negative body image , the study does suggest that wearing the hijab may help some women reject prescriptive beauty ideals.
The study was published in the British Journal of Psychology. (ANI)