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The relationship between ego-state and communication skills in medical students
1Faculty Development & Mentoring Center, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Purpose:
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.
Conclusion:
Our results suggested that ego-state types should be considered in developing a communication skills education program for medical students.
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