title: The relationship between religious orientation, and gender with a cognitive distortion.
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).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that religious orientation is an important factor in cognitive distortions and individuals with intrinsic religious orientation have less cognitive distortion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, West Azarbayjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Leili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amirsardari
authors.affiliation: Department Of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shafie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azari
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Humanistic Science, School of literature, Maragheh University, Maragheh, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esmali Kooraneh
keywords: Cognitive; Cognitive Distortions; Gender; Religious Orientation