The relationship between metacognition with the belief in astrology and superstition and psychiatric health among the students of psychology and techno –engineering in the province Ardabil, Iran

Objective:The goal of the present survey is to study the relationship between metacognition with belief in astrology and superstition and psychiatric health in two groups of the students in the fields of psychology and techno- engineering in the province Ardabil. Method: The sample mass of this survey was composed of 200 students of psychology and techno-engineering which were elected by the simple random sampling. Metacognition questionnaire (Cart-Wright –Hawtonwels ,1997 ) and astrology and superstition questionnaire (Signet ,1987) and psychiatric health scale (Goldberg & hiller , 1979) were used for collecting data . Data of the survey was analyzed by Pierson statistical correlation method and (T) test. Results: Results of the survey indicated, there is a meaningful vice versa relationship between the two factors of metacognition and belief in superstition and there is a positive meaningful relationship between the belief in astrology and superstition and psychiatric health. Also it was presumed from the assumed information that there is no relation between metacognition and psychiatric health. The present survey demonstrates there is no difference among students of psychology and techno- engineering in metacognition and this difference was not observed in their belief in superstition and astrology and there is a meaningful relation among psychology students and techno-engineering students in their psychiatric health.Conclusion: Results gained from the present survey exerts that degree of belief in astrology and superstition in individuals who have better cognition and understanding of themselves is less than others and the higher the belief in astrology and superstition, the higher the psychiatric health level of the individual would be.