title: The relationship between ego-state and communication skills in medical students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between ego-states and communication skills in medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 109 medical school students participated in this study, which used the communication skills self-test papers and the Egogram checklist. The data were analyzed by frequency analysis, and Pearson correlation analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ego-state was related to communication skills. In particular, adapted child ego-state was negatively associated with each sphere of communication skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggested that ego-state types should be considered in developing a communication skills education program for medical students.
authors: Faculty Development & Mentoring Center, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors: Yera
authors: Y
authors: Hur
authors: Department of Medical Education, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: A-Ra
authors: AR
authors: Cho
keywords: Communication skills; Ego-state; Egogram; Medical students; Transactional analysis