The Role of Religious Orientation and Personality Traits in Prediction of Personality Disorders of Cluster B

Religious orientation and personality traits influence the many dimensions of human. The aim of this paper is studying the role of religious orientation and personality traits in prediction of personality disorders of cluster B. For this purpose, 290 students from Shahid Madani University in Azarbaijan were selected by stratified sampling and were assessed by MCMI-III, NEO-FFI, religious orientation scale (ROS) instruments. Data were analyzed by multiple regressions. The results show that turning toward religion is correlated with personality disorders and predicted the symptoms of histrionic, antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Also, openness, agreeableness, extroversion and neuroticism are correlated with personality disorders and the results predicted the symptoms of personality disorders. Religious orientation and personality traits are the influential factors in personality disorders, and can predict the symptoms of personality disorders.