【Objective】 To analyze the correlation between personality characteristics and parental rearing pattern in children with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). 【Methods】 Forty-three consecutive patients with PNES and Forty-three matched patients were recruited from patients in our hospital between 2006 and 2009. The following questionnaires were used as outcome variables: Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) for personality characteristics, Egma Minnen av Bardndosnauppforstran(EMBU) for rearing pattern. Correlation analysis were carried out between them. 【Results】 On comparison with the control group, the present children with PNES showed higher TP and TN scores of EPQ (P<0.01). The subscale scores of EMBU were lower in emotional warmth and understanding (father) and higher in punishment and sternness (father), excessive interference (father), excessive interference and overprotection (mother), rejection and deny (father and mother) than that of control children (P<0.01). The level of psychoticism, extrovision-introvision, neuroticism and lie was positively correlated with some factors of EMBU and it was negatively correlated with the other factors in children with PNES. 【Conclusion】 The dyfunctional rearing pattern from their parents should prevent child with PNES from forming favourable personality characteristics.