The purpose of this paper was to determine whether there is a difference in the readiness to accept Western standards of beauty in which thinness is an ideal of beauty and attractiveness, as well in body and appearance satisfaction between Muslim adolescent girls attending madrassa and dressing in accordance with tradition, that is to say wearing hijab, and Muslim adolescent girls who do not wear hijab and who follow contemporary Western-influenced fashion trends. Both of these groups were also compared to a non-Muslim group of adolescent girls. The sample consisted of 75 Muslim adolescent girls with hijab, 75 Muslim adolescent girls without hijab and 75 Orthodox adolescent girls. The following instruments were used: the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3) and the Contour Drawing Rating Scale (CDRS). The highest level of body satisfaction (despite this group having the highest body weight in the sample) was evident among Muslim adolescent girls attending madrassa and wearing hijab. They also showed significantly less pressure to attain the Western thin-ideal standards of beauty than adolescent girls who accept Western way of dressing. Research results indicate a significant role of socio-cultural factors in one's attitude towards the body image, but also opens the question of the role of religion as a protective factor when it comes to the body and appearance attitude among Muslim women who wear hijab.

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je da se ispita uticaj stepena pokrivenosti telana evaluaciju fizičkog izgleda putem emocionalno obojenih reči kod muslimanki pokrivenog i nepokrivenog stila oblačenja. U svrhe utvrđivanja eksperimentalnih efekata na brzinu procene reči, primenjena je procedura afektivnog primovanja. Obuhvaće-na su dva ponovljena faktora sa po dva nivoa: PRIM (fotografije ženskih figura ispodprosečne i iznadprosečne telesne težine) i META (pozitivna i negativna reč). Uzorak se sastojao od 60 studentkinja muslimanske veroispovesti koje su podeljene u dve grupe. Kriterijum razvrstavanja u grupe bio je način odevanja, pri čemu su prvu grupu činile ispitanice koje nose tradicionalnu muslimansku odeću koja podrazumeva pokrivenost celog tela osim lica i šaka (hidžab), dok su drugu grupu činile ispitanice koje u svom odevanju prate aktuelne modne trendove karakteristične za generaciju kojoj pripadaju. Osim eksperimentalne procedure, korišćeni su i Upitnik opštih podataka i Upitnik opšteg (ne)zadovolјstva telom (BSQ). Dobijeni rezultati pokazuju da kod obe grupe ispitanih postoji statistički značajna interakcija PRIM x META(F=14.189; p<.001). Osnovni efekat afektivne valence prima i grupe, kao ni afektivne valence mete i grupe nisu dostigli statističku značajnost. Između dve ispitane grupe nisu dobijene značajne razlike u brzini procene pozitivnih i negativnih reči, ali je post-hoc testovima utvrđeno da ispitanice modernog stila oblačenja značajno brže procenjuju tip reči mete nakon izlaganja fotografija mršavih figura nego kada im se prvo prikazuje fotografija gojazne figure (p<.05). Ti rezultati ukazuju na to da je kod studentkinja koje prate savremene modne trendove u oblačenju uočena preferencija mršave figure u odnosu na studentkinje koje se oblače u skladu sa muslimanskom tradicijom, te da možemo govoriti o različitoj internalizaciji zapadnih standarda lepote kod te dve grupe.Ključne reči: percepcija slike tela, emocionalno obojene reči, afektivno primovanje, hidžab.

When it comes to providing support to children with disabilities, this role is primarily taken over by the family, and above all by the parents. The research was conducted to determine which protective factors of mental health for parents of children with disabilities facilitate their parenting role. The sample consisted of 17 participants, parents of children with various disabilities who filled out an online questionnaire designed for the needs of the research. The questionnaire was intended to assess the protective factors of the mental health of parents of children with disabilities. The results showed that parents experience moderate to high levels of stress when it comes to their parental role, while they emphasize child care as the main source of stress related to the parental role. They point out social support as one of the leading sources of support, much more often relying on informal sources (family members, friends, neighbors). In addition to social support, significant protective factors include faith in God and personality traits such as patience (calmness), perseverance, strength (resilience), optimism, and hope. Destigmatization also stands out as a significant protective factor, ie the parental role is facilitated by the complete acceptance of the child by the environment. Based on the findings, guidelines and recommendations can be formulated for planning and creating a program to provide support to parents of children with disabilities. In this context, various psychosocial support programs aimed at strengthening parental competencies and protective factors that play an important role in preserving the mental health of parents of children with disabilities would be significant.