Psychometric Properties of Parent Ratings on the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits in a Nationally Representative Sample of 5- to 12-Year-Olds

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112096456
Author(s):  
Pevitr S. Bansal ◽  
Dara E. Babinski ◽  
James G. Waxmonsky ◽  
Daniel A. Waschbusch
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Moderating Role

The psychometric properties of the parent-report version of the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits (ICU) in school-aged children requires further examination. In a nationally representative sample of U.S. children ( N = 1,064, M age = 8.42, 51.7% boys), the current study examined the factor structure, measurement invariance, and the moderating role of parent rated ICU scores on conduct problems. Results supported (a) a two-factor model consisting of a CU factor and a limited prosocial emotions (LPE) factor; (b) an invariant structure of the ICU across child sex, as well as (to a lesser extent) across child age and parent sex; and (c) the moderating role of the LPE factor on the relationship between conduct problems and relevant outcomes (i.e., impairment, need for treatment). Normative data on the parent-report version of the ICU for elementary-aged school children in the United States were also presented. Clinical implications regarding use of the parent-report version of the ICU for school-aged children are discussed.

scholarly journals Child Abuse and Neglect, Callous-Unemotional Traits, and Substance Use Problems: the Moderating Role of Stress Response Reactivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assaf Oshri ◽  
Mathew William Carlson ◽  
Erinn Bernstein Duprey ◽  
Sihong Liu ◽  
Landry Goodgame Huffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Substance Use Problems ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Amygdala Response to Preattentive Masked Fear in Children With Conduct Problems: The Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits

2012 ◽  
Vol 169 (10) ◽  
pp. 1109-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essi Viding ◽  
Catherine L. Sebastian ◽  
Mark R. Dadds ◽  
Patricia L. Lockwood ◽  
Charlotte A.M. Cecil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Unemotional Traits ◽  
Amygdala Response

Stability of Psychopathic Characteristics in Childhood

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy D. Barry ◽  
Christopher T. Barry ◽  
Annie M. Deming ◽  
John E. Lochman
Keyword(s):  
Social Competence ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Preference ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Aggressive Children

The current study is a preliminary longitudinal investigation of the stability of psychopathic characteristics, including social relationships as a moderator, within a group of aggressive children ( N = 80). Data were collected from the children, their parents, teachers, and peers. Results indicated that the psychopathic characteristics (callous—unemotional traits, impulsive conduct problems, and narcissism) were relatively stable across three time points. Social relationship variables (child self-report of social competence, teacher-rated social competence, and peer-rated social preference) were generally correlated with psychopathic characteristics. Self-report of social competence moderated change from Time 1 to Time 2 narcissism based on parent report. Both peer-rated social preference and teacher-rated social competence moderated change from Time 1 to Time 3 impulsive conduct problems. These results provide preliminary support that psychopathic characteristics are generally stable in aggressive children and that social relationships are a potentially valuable point of intervention when children present with these characteristics.

Callous-unemotional traits and the attentional bias towards emotional stimuli: Testing the moderating role of emotional and behavioural problems among high-risk adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-173
Author(s):  
Edina Szabó ◽  
József Halász ◽  
Antony Morgan ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics ◽  
Gyöngyi Kökönyei
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Emotional Stimuli ◽  
Cu Traits ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Antisocial Youth ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Former studies demonstrated that antisocial youth with callous-unemotional (CU) traits are impaired in the processing of negative emotional stimuli. The aim of the current study was to explore the moderating role of different behavioural (i.e. conduct problems, hyperactivity-inattention) and emotional problems (i.e. internalizing symptoms) in the relationship between CU traits and attentional bias towards emotional stimuli. Besides using self-report measures, attentional bias was tested by an affective dot-probe task in a high-risk sample of 102 adolescent boys ( M age = 16.34 years; SD = 1.32). CU traits were related to reduced attention to emotionally distressing pictures. Furthermore, conduct problems significantly moderated the relationship between CU traits and attention to distress cues. These findings highlight the importance of considering potential moderators to the well-established link between CU traits and deficits in response to negative emotional cues.

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