Journal article
The Importance of Callous-Unemotional Traits for Extending the Concept of Psychopathy to Children
Journal of abnormal psychology (1965), Vol.109(2), pp.335-340
05/2000
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102822
PMID: 10895572
Abstract
This study focused on the use of callous-unemotional (CU) traits to identify a subgroup of children with both attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a conduct problem diagnosis (oppositional defiant disorder [ODD] or conduct disorder [CD] who show characteristics similar to adults with psychopathy. In a clinic-referred sample of children aged 6 to 13 years (
N
= 154), those with diagnoses of both ADHD and ODD/CD were divided on the basis of teacher ratings of CU traits. Children high on these traits showed features typically associated with psychopathy, such as a lack of fearfulness and a reward-dominant response style. Furthermore, children with CU traits seemed less distressed by their behavior problems. These findings are consistent with research on adults showing that impulsivity and antisocial behavior alone are insufficient to document persons who fit the construct of psychopathy.
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- Title
- The Importance of Callous-Unemotional Traits for Extending the Concept of Psychopathy to Children
- Creators
- Christopher T Barry - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, TuscaloosaPaul J Frick - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, TuscaloosaTammy M DeShazo - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, TuscaloosaMonique G McCoy - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, TuscaloosaMesha Ellis - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, TuscaloosaBryan R Loney - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Publication Details
- Journal of abnormal psychology (1965), Vol.109(2), pp.335-340
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99900546529301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article