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This article describes the construction of a Life Position Scale developed by the author. Initial items representing four convictions articulated by Berne (1972)—I'm OK (I+), I'm not-OK (I-), You're OK (U+), and You're not-OK (U-)—were administered to 95 participants. The top five items for each conviction, with item-total correlations that reached an alpha level of p < .05, were retained for a subsequent factor analysis. An exploratory type of factor analysis constraining the process to two factors yielded a factor neatly containing all “I” items and another factor containing “You” items, with the OK items taking on opposite loadings to the not-OK items. Underlying factors seem to be I and You factors, not factors representing OK and not-OK. The final items are presented with suggestions for future research and a question for future theory development. Readers are free to administer the scale in their clinical and research practice but are encouraged to establish norms based on their culture and locale.

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Fredrick A. Boholst

Fredrick Boholst, an ITAA Associate Member, has a master's degree in psychology with a major in industrial/organizational psychology. He is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Ateneo de Manila University and a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of San Carlos.
 

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