1. The relationship between ego-state and communication skills in medical students.
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Yera Hur and A.-Ra Cho
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MEDICAL students ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,STATISTICAL correlation ,COMMUNICATION education ,EGO (Psychology) - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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