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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between body image characteristics, self-esteem, and the tendency of interpersonal relations. Methods: The data was collected as a self-administered questionnaire survey method by the 443 men and women college students from 1st of April to 20th of April 2013 in a college located in Daejeon city. It was used by SPSSWIN 18.0 and analyzed by frequency and descriptive analysis, chi-square test, and multi regression analysis. Results: 1) In case of women students, perceived body-shape as obesity, body dissatisfaction, body-shape stress was high. In case of men students, perceived body-shape as thin was high. 2) The higher over weight, perceived body-shape as obesity, body satisfaction, the tendency of interpersonal relations was high in men students. 3) The factors that related to the tendency of interpersonal relations were self-esteem in men and women students and body-shape stress in women students. Conclusions: Since it was certified that body image characteristics and self-esteem were related with the tendency of interpersonal relations, therefore it necessarily should study more on these factors in detail afterward.