A controlled study of family environment, parenting style and personality of internalizing and externalizing mental disorders
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.09.014
- VernacularTitle:内外化心理障碍患者家庭环境、教养方式和人格特征的对照研究
- Author:
Fuquan ZHANG
;
Manru ZHANG
;
Xiaoqin ZHOU
;
Zaohuo CHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Mental disorder;
Family environment;
Parental style;
Personality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2016;25(9):833-837
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore family environment,parenting style,and personality of the patients with internalizing and externalizing mental disorders.Methods 137 adolescents with internalizing mental disorder(IMD),63 adolescents with externalizing mental disorder(EMD) and 228 normal subjects (control group) were investigated with Family Environment Scale-Chinese Version (FES-CV),Family Upbringing Style Questionnaire (FUSQ) and the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI).Results (1) The IMD group scored significantly lower on the cohesion (6.17 ± 2.68),active recreational orientation (3.84 ±2.50),moral-religious emphasis (4.48± 1.65),organization (5.35±2.30),expressiveness (4.60±2.00),achievement orientation (5.31 ± 1.84),and higher on the conflict (4.01 ± 2.38) than control group (P＜ 0.05).The EMD group scored only higher on the conflict (4.01±2.38) than control group (P＜0.05).(2) The all dimensional scores(apart from the parent's expect-demanding) of the IMD group were significantly lower than that of control group on the FUSQ (P＜0.05).The scores on the mother's democracy-authoritarian,parent care-protect,catholic-indulgences,parental-control,and expect-demanding were significantly lower in the EMD group than those in the control group (P＜0.05).(3) Relative to the control group,the IMD group got lower scores on the agreeableness (42.02±5.01),conscientiousness (38.91±8.01),and extraversion (35.17±8.57),and higher score on the neuroticism (40.10±8.55);the EMD group got lower scores on the agreeableness(42.75±5.12),conscientiousness (39.95±8.27) and openness (40.00±6.75).Conclusion Adolescents with mental disorders are living in conflict and discord family environment,feel more negative parenting such as authoritarian,harsh,indulgence,control,and demanding,and show some unhealthy personality such as low agreeableness,low conscientiousness,and high neurotic.
