Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the co-relationship between Ego-state and Self-esteem of high school students. The subjects were 868 high school students in M city. It was done from October 24 to December 14, 1999 by using Ego-gram checklist and Self-esteem scale. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS/PC+(mean, standard deviation, %, two-way ANOVA, Peason's correlation coeffcient). The results were summarized as follows: 1. There were differneces between the male and the female high school students in Ego-states and Self-esteem correlations (About CP, AC Ego-states factors & self-esteem, the male high school students were higher than the female ones.). There were diffenrences among thi First · the Second · the Third graders high school in Ego-states and Self-esteem correlations(In NP Ego-states factor, the Second graders were higher than the others. In AC Ego-states factor, the Third grader were higher than the others. In FC Ego-states factor, the First grader were higher than the others.). The typer of Ego-states profile was a gentle slope of M type and there were differences according to sex and grade in high school students. 2. The Superiority factor of Ego-gram were ordered FC type. NP type, AC type, A type, CP type. Superiority A type was the highest of Self-esteem mean scores. and Superiority AC type was the lowest of Self-esteem mean scores. 3. There were significant correlations between Ego-states and Self-esteem of high school students. The relations between Self-esteem and A, NP, FC, CP Ego-states factor respectively were a positive correlation. But the ralation between Self-esteem and ACE Ego-states factor was a negative correlation.

• Keywords: Ego-states, Self-esteem;