Objective To study the status and the correlations of coping styles and parental rearing behaviors among the college students.Methods 910 college students from a university in Jiangsu Province were recruited,and were asked to fill out the questionnaire of coping styles and parental rearing behaviors under the uniform conduction.The data were analyzed by SAS 8.1.Results The mean of positive coping style of male and female college students were 24.68±3.30,25.02±3.12 respectively,and there was no significant difference between them.The mean of negative and combine styles from the female college students were 49.55±5.22 and 17.48±1.80,which were higher than that of males.Compared to scores of EMBU,the mean of FF2,FF5,MF3 were higher and the mean of FF3,FF6,MF1,MF2 were lower.The mean of FF2,FF5,FF6,MF3,MF4 from female college students were lower than that of males,but the FF1 was reverse.There was correlation between positive coping styles and FF1,FF3,FF6,MF1 and MF2,so did the negative coping style and FF2,FF4,FF5,MF2,MF3,MF4,MF5,as well as combined coping style and FF2,FF5,FF6,MF2,MF3,MF4((P<)(0.05)).Conclusion There is significant difference in coping styles between the male and female college students.There are incorrect parental rearing behaviors among the college students,which may affect their coping styles,all that should be taken into consideration during their college educations.