Do callous-unemotional traits mediate the effect of family competence on bullying?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-249
Author(s):  
Chidozie Edwin Nwafor ◽  
Peace N Ibeagha ◽  
Charles Okechukwu Anazonwu ◽  
Harry Obi-Nwosu
Keyword(s):  
School Bullying ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Reciprocal Influence ◽  
Family Competence ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits ◽  
Dynamic Relationships ◽  
Senior Secondary

One of the assumptions of the triadic reciprocal model is that the dynamic relationships between internal factors and environmental contexts may have a reciprocal influence on behaviour. Based on this assumption, this study examined whether callous-unemotional traits mediate the relationship between family competence and bullying among 256 selected senior secondary pupils (age = 14–16; M  = 15.5, SD  = 5.4; boys = 131 and girls = 125). Three self-report scales were used to collect data for bullying, family competence, and callous-unemotional traits. Mediated multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses. The result showed that callous-unemotional traits and family competence have a positive and negative linear relationship with bullying, respectively, B  = 0.13 and −0.20, p  < .01. Similarly, the indirect effect of family competence on bullying through callous-unemotional traits was significant, B = 0.04, p < .05. This indicated that callous-unemotional traits could regulate the effect of family competence on bullying. The results may have implications for understanding, planning, and designing programmes for preventing and intervention of school bullying.

scholarly journals Further Validation of the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits in Chinese Children: Cross-Informants Invariance and Longitudinal Invariance

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1668-1680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Cheng Wang ◽  
Yiyun Shou ◽  
Jinghui Liang ◽  
Hongyu Lai ◽  
Hong Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Multiple Informants ◽  
Chinese Children ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Longitudinal Measurement ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits

The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the shortened versions of the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits (ICU) with data from multiple informants. Five short versions of the ICU proposed in previous studies were tested and compared through confirmatory factor analysis. The measurement invariance across different informants (i.e., self-report, parent-report, and teacher-report) and longitudinal measurement invariance for the resulting best-fitting model were tested thoroughly. Results indicated that a shortened form that consists of 11 items (ICU-11) to assess callousness and uncaring factors had excellent overall fit. Moreover, the ICU-11 was invariant across informant and occasions. However, the ICU-11 was not without limitations; the internal consistency α for the uncaring factor with self-report scores was marginal. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the ICU-11 was an excellent fit for our data and displayed measurement invariance across informants and over time. The ICU-11 may be a promising assessment tool that could be used in research to assess callous–uncaring traits in Chinese children.

A Comparison of Parent, Teacher, and Youth Ratings on the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112110478
Author(s):  
Tatiana M. Matlasz ◽  
Paul J. Frick ◽  
Julia E. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Social Preference ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Teacher Report ◽  
Cu Traits ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits ◽  
Peer Nominations

The current study compared the validity of self-, parent-, and teacher-report versions of the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits (ICU), a widely used measure of callous–unemotional (CU) traits, at several different ages. Participants ( N = 236, 60.6% girls) were children in Grades 3, 6, and 8 ( Mage = 11.55, SD = 2.23) from a public school system in the southern United States. We tested the association of all three ICU versions with several validators: parent- and teacher-reported conduct problems, peer nominations of characteristics associated with CU traits, and sociometric peer nominations of social preference. Results revealed an interaction between the ICU version and grade in the overall level of CU traits reported, with teacher-report leading to the highest ratings in sixth grade and being higher than parent-report in third grade. Furthermore, the validity of the different versions of the ICU varied somewhat across grades. Specifically, findings support the validity of both teacher- and self-report in third grade, but self-report was the only version to show strong validity in the eighth grade.

The Portuguese Version of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits Self-Report and its Short Form Among a Normative Sample of Community Youths

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-256
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
Teresa Braga ◽  
Samuel W. Hawes ◽  
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves ◽  
Mário R. Simões ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Normative Sample ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits

scholarly journals Adolescent callous–unemotional traits and conduct disorder in adoptees exposed to severe early deprivation

2012 ◽  
Vol 200 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Kumsta ◽  
Edmund Sonuga-Barke ◽  
Michael Rutter
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

BackgroundThere is a debate over whether disruptive behaviour should be regarded as a central component of, or rather as an epiphenomenon with little diagnostic value for, psychopathy.AimsTo test whether callous–unemotional traits and conduct disorder can be dissociated in the English and Romanian Adoptee Study, a prospective longitudinal study of adopted individuals with a history of severe early institutional deprivation.MethodThe Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment was used to establish DSM-IV diagnoses for conduct disorder (and also oppositional defiant disorder) at the 15-year follow-up stage. The Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits questionnaire was administered to assess psychopathy traits.ResultsThere was no significant association between callous–unemotional traits and conduct disorder, both according to parent and youth self-report assessed categorically and dimensionally after controlling for confounds.ConclusionsThe majority of individuals with high callous–unemotional traits did not show conduct disorder in this special sample of children. This supports the view that, while common, an overlap between these aspects of psychopathology is not inevitable and so provides evidence for the dissociation of these two concepts. In terms of classification, we argue for a diagnostic scheme where psychopathy can be diagnosed independently of conduct disorder.

scholarly journals Associations between callous-unemotional traits and various types of involvement in school bullying among adolescents in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng-Wei Wang ◽  
Ray C. Hsiao ◽  
Li Ming Chen ◽  
Yu-Hsien Sung ◽  
Huei-Fan Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Bullying ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits

Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits--Self-Report; Modified Portuguese Short Form

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
Teresa Braga ◽  
Samuel W. Hawes ◽  
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves ◽  
Mário R. Simões ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits

Specifying the Connection Between Reward Processing and Antisocial Psychopathology Across Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 311-332
Author(s):  
Suzanne Estrada ◽  
Scott Tillem ◽  
Allison Stuppy-Sullivan ◽  
Arielle Baskin-Sommers
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Reward Processing ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits

Antisocial behavior is a heterogeneous construct that includes a range of behavioral problems and psychopathologies. With regard to classification, children and adolescents may be identified as having conduct disorder or callous–unemotional traits; whereas adults may be identified as having antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy. The adverse consequences of the behaviors and diagnoses related to this construct produce great burdens for the perpetrators, victims, family members, and society at large. Research has focused on identifying various factors contributing to antisocial behavior, with reward processing among one of the most studied. This chapter synthesizes self-report, behavioral, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging literature on reward processing in antisocial behavior across development. Findings are organized regarding key reward constructs within the Positive Valence Systems domain of the Research Domain Criteria matrix. Overall, children with conduct disorder display deficits in action selection, responsivity to reward, and reward prediction that result in risky choices, impaired performance in the face of reward, and poor integration of reward information. By contrast, children with callous–unemotional traits demonstrate poor reward learning and use of reward cues. In adults, those with antisocial personality disorder display deficits in reward valuation; whereas those with psychopathy show context-dependent abnormalities in multiple components of reward processing. Ultimately, an integrative focus on abnormal reward processing across subtypes of individuals who engage in antisocial behavior might help refine the phenotype and improve the prediction of onset and recovery of these disorders.

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