The comparison of risk taking and cognitive distortion of students with and without addiction tendency

The purpose of the this research was investigate the comparison of risk taking and cognitive distortion of students with and without addiction tendency. This research was a case-comparative study. The population is consisted of all boy students of high school in the city of Bostanabad. The research participants is consisted of 200 students (100 students with addiction tendency and 100 students without addiction tendency) who were recognized among the students. By to collect the data, addiction tendency Scale, risk-taking scale, and cognitive distortion scale were used. Data was analyzed by using MANOVA. The results shows that the risk- taking and cognitive distortion in students with addiction tendency are higher than normal students. Is necessary to consider and risk- taking with cognitive distortion are important variables in addiction tendency. Therefore, according to results the risk- taking and cognitive distortion of students with addiction tendency in programs of prevention, psychopathology and consulting services.