The Relationship between Religious Orientation, and Gender with a Cognitive Distortion

Leili Amirsardari; Shafie Azari; Ahmad Esmali Kooraneh

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The Relationship between Religious Orientation, and Gender with a Cognitive Distortion

Author(s):

Leili Amirsardari^1,*,

Shafie Azari²,

Ahmad Esmali Kooraneh³

1Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, West Azarbayjan, Iran

2Department Of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3Department of Humanistic Science, School of literature, Maragheh University, Maragheh, Iran

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 8, issue 3; 84-9

Published online:Sep 30, 2014

Article type:Brief Report

Received:Feb 13, 2014

Accepted:Aug 13, 2014

How to Cite:Leili AmirsardariShafie AzariAhmad Esmali KooranehThe Relationship between Religious Orientation, and Gender with a Cognitive Distortion.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.8(3):84-9.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between religious orientation (intrinsic–external) and cognitive distortions.

Methods: General design of this study considered as a descriptive and correlational method. Universal population in this research consist all students of the Urmia Azad University, which were studying during 2012 and 2013 (n = 250). All respondents filled the Alports religious and cognitive distortions questionnaires. The answers were analyzed with step by step regression and correlation method. Results: The research showed a significant relationship between the religious orientation and cognitive distortions (p < 0.005) (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: The results suggest that religious orientation is an important factor in cognitive distortions and individuals with intrinsic religious orientation have less cognitive distortion.

Declaration of interest: None.

Citation: Amirsardari L, Azari S, Esmali Kooraneh A. The relationship between religious orientation, and gender with a cognitive distortion. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2014; 8(3): 84-9.

Keywords

Cognitive

Cognitive Distortions

Gender

Religious Orientation

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