scholarly journals The Reciprocal Influence of Callous-Unemotional Traits, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Parenting Practices in Preschoolers

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin A. Brown ◽  
Roser Granero ◽  
Lourdes Ezpeleta
Keyword(s):  
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Reciprocal Influence ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits

scholarly journals Love, eye contact and the developmental origins of empathy v. psychopathy

2012 ◽  
Vol 200 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Dadds ◽  
Jennifer L. Allen ◽  
Bonamy R. Oliver ◽  
Nathan Faulkner ◽  
Katherine Legge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Maternal Behaviour ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits ◽  
Low Levels

BackgroundA propensity to attend to other people's emotions is a necessary condition for human empathy.AimsTo test our hypothesis that psychopathic disorder begins as a failure to attend to the eyes of attachment figures, using a ‘love’ scenario in young children.MethodChildren with oppositional defiant disorder, assessed for callous–unemotional traits, and a control group were observed in a love interaction with mothers. Eye contact and affection were measured for each dyad.ResultsThere was no group difference in affection and eye contact expressed by the mothers. Compared with controls, children with oppositional defiant disorder expressed lower levels of affection back towards their mothers; those with high levels of callous–unemotional traits showed significantly lower levels of affection than the children lacking these traits. As predicted, the former group showed low levels of eye contact toward their mothers. Low eye contact was not correlated with maternal coercive parenting or feelings toward the child, but was correlated with psychopathic fearlessness in their fathers.ConclusionsImpairments in eye contact are characteristic of children with callous–unemotional traits, and these impairments are independent of maternal behaviour.

Do Childhood Callous-Unemotional Traits Drive Change in Parenting Practices?

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Hawes ◽  
Mark R. Dadds ◽  
Aaron D.J. Frost ◽  
Penelope A. Hasking
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits
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