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Abstract

Transactional analysis conceptualizes human personality in terms of Parent, Adult, Child ego states, each of which represents an entire system of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The present investigation was designed to examine how university teachers and students perceive self and each other in terms of three ego states. Fifty teachers and 150 students at Sindh University campus described self and each other on five functional ego states via Adjective Check List. Results showed that both teachers and students perceived 'students' higher on Child ego state. However, contrary to our prediction, students perceived themselves almost as high on Nurturing Parent and Adult ego states as the teachers were perceived by themselves and students. The discussion offers possible explanation of the results.