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. 2007 Nov 30;13(6):303–313. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.303
Items concerning Critical Parent (CP). 6 items
1. I persist in my opinion.
6. I don’t change my position on matters easily.
11. I am in the habit of taking on a leadership role.
16. When I talk, I use numbers and data.
21. I can say what I think without feeling constrained by people around me.
26. I don’t often take action positively of my own accord. † †
 
Items concerning Nurturing Parent (NP). 6 items
2. When I see someone in trouble, I want to help him/her.
7. I like to give a helping hand to other people.
12. Other people often say to me, “I feel relieved when you’re with me”.
17. I can empathize with other people and feel their happiness and sadness.
22. I feel happy working voluntarily for other people.
27. I always judge surrounding people’s feelings sensitively when taking action.
 
Items concerning Adult (A). 6 items
3. I look at things objectively, according to the facts.
8. I judge all things calmly after gathering information.
13. I’m rational rather than emotional.
18. When I shop, I plan ahead and hardly ever make impulse purchases.
23. Other people often speak to me.
28. I don’t show disagreeable feelings in my expression or words, but put on a smiling face.
 
Items concerning Free Child (Free Child). 6 items
4. I have nothing against an atmosphere of fun and can throw myself into it.
9. I often go to movies, shows and so on.
14. I can forget myself in playing with children and animals.
19. I don’t mind spending money on enjoyable activities for myself.
24. I can do unconventional things without feeling bad about it.
 
Items concerning Adapted Child (AC). 6 items
5. I always make great effort to make other people think well of me.
10. I don’t have confidence in my own thoughts or actions.
15. When things don’t go well, I tend to blame other people.
20. I can hold grudges against people for a long time.
25. I get trapped in a sense of regret that doesn’t go away.
30. I am resigned to not being able to be as happy as other people are.

The number placed at the beginning of each item represents the order in which the items are listed in the Kyushu University Egogram.

† : The items in the Kyushu University Egogram were translated from Japanese to English by a native English speaker who has a background in psychology.

† † : The score was converted by subtracting the score from 6.