Abstract:Objective: To explore the characteristic and relation between personality, social support and ego identity development of the reform schools students. Methods: 279 and 361 students from the reform schools and normal schools are investigated by the Adolescents Ego Identity Status, SSQ and NEO-FFI. Results: Compared with the normal schools students, the reform schools students show higher diffusion status factor scores and remarkably lower delayed status factor scores; to the reform schools students, their subjective support and availability of support is related to extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and neuroticism of their personality and the ego identity diffusion status and state. Conclusion: Social support plays an intermediary role in personality, ego identity diffusion and delayed status of the reform schools students.