Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To explore the environmental influencing factors of obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescents and the corresponding responses. Methods 52 adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder were taken as the patients group， and another 50 normal ones as the control group. Both groups were surveyed with family environment scale (FES)， adolescents self-rating life events checklist (ASLEC)， perceived social support scale (PSSS) and trait coping style questionnaire (TCSQ). Results The scores of intimacy， expression of emption， recreation and self-control ability in the patients group were all lower than those in the control group， with only the score of contradiction higher than that in the control group， and statistically significant difference was registered between the two groups (P<0.05). Scores of interpersonal relationship， pressure from study， reactiveness to punishment， health， as well as the total score in the patients group were all shown to be higher than those in the control group， and the difference between the two groups was recorded to be statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescents is closely related with the family environment， learning and interpersonal environment. Positive responses to such factors will prevent obsessive compulsive disorder， which includes optimizing the environment where adolescents grow and fostering their capability to respond to problems more actively， thus promote the healthy growth of adolescents.

[Key words] Adolescents; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Environmental Factors; Psychological Health; Cognition; Interpersonal Communication