Several studies have been conducted to establish the validity of the ego state constructs in transactional analysis. Even though it has its basis in social psychiatry, the theory has not been sufficiently investigated in light of social psychological research. A multi-attribute attitude model was employed as a heuristic device for establishing the utility of the constructs in clinical transactional analysis practice.
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