Relationship between coping styles and family environment in patients with alcohol dependence

Objective: To explore the relationship between coping styles and family environment in patients with alcohol dependence. Method: Fifty-eight patients with alcohol dependence( study group) and 60 normal local citizens without alcohol abuse( control group) were surveyed by coping style questionnaire( CSQ) and family environment scale( FES). The relationship between coping styles and family environment in alcohol dependence patients were analysed. Results: In the study group,the factor scores of backoff,fantasy and remorse in CSQ were significantly higher than those in the control group( t = 2. 41,t = 3. 22,t = 4. 15; P 0. 05 or P 0. 01); the scores of intimacy,emotional expression,entertainment,moral religion,organized in FES were significantly lower,and scores of conflict and control in FES were significantly higher than those in control group( P 0. 05 or P 0. 01). In the study group,the scores of intimacy,emotional expression,independence,success rates of FES were positively correlated with score of solve the problem in CSQ; the score of emotional expression was positively correlated with score of help; score of recreational was negatively correlated with score of self-accusation( P 0. 05 or P 0. 01). Conclusion: The alcohol dependence patients are with immature coping style,and the adverse family environment is the influencing factors.