A two - factor model comprising one Uncaring and one Callous
Unemotional factor represented a satisfactory solution for the data.
Gender differences were only found for the callous /
unemotional factor.
Interrater reliability was good and internal consistency of the factors was modest to good, with the exception of the Callous -
Unemotional factor.
Not exact matches
Observed parenting behaviors interact with a polymorphism of the brain - derived neurotrophic
factor gene to predict the emergence of oppositional defiant and callous —
unemotional behaviors at age 3 years
How much you make depends on several
factors including but not limited to your trading education, your ability to remain
unemotional as well as how much money you start with.
More recently, studies have focused on child
factors and a consistent finding has been that behavioural parent training appears to be less effective in treating conduct problems in children with high callous -
unemotional (CU) traits (e.g., limited empathy and guilt, shallow affect; Hawes et al. 2014).
Callous -
Unemotional Traits and Conduct Disorder Symptoms as Prospective Risk
Factors for Adolescent Sexual Activity.
Assuming the three
factor structure validated in previous research (callousness, uncaring and
unemotional), results showed the expected associations of ICU scales and other psychopathic and more general personality traits, as well as with a wide range of external behavioral and psychosocial criteria.
Using the ASEBA to screen for callous
unemotional traits in early childhood:
factor structure, temporal stability, and utility.
Contextual risk
factors as predictors of disruptive behavior disorder trajectories in girls: The moderating effect of callous
unemotional features
Measuring callous
unemotional behaviors in early childhood:
factor structure and the prediction of stable aggression in middle childhood.
Factors differentiating callous -
unemotional children with and without conduct problems.
Dadds and his colleagues (2012) found that children with oppositional defiant disorder, who tested high for
Factor 1 (callous -
unemotional) characteristics of psychopathy, showed low levels of eye contact and low levels of affection toward their mothers.
The current study evaluated the
factor structure, psychometric properties, and validity of scores on a comprehensive measure of CU traits, the Inventory of Callous -
Unemotional Traits (ICU), in relation to measures of antisocial / prosocial behavior and emotional processing, administered to preschool children.
Recently, Ray et al. [54] studying a sample of adolescents, have pointed out that the
unemotional scale contributes to an overall CU
factor but is weakly associated with other subscales; they recommend further research to conceptualize it within the broader construct of CU behaviors.
Confirmatory
factor analyses supported the two - and three -
factor model, but the two -
factor model (Callous -
Unemotional and Impulsivity / Conduct Problems) was more parsimonious.
Besides biologically co-determined disturbances of impulse control (inhibition) and empathy (callous -
unemotional traits), psychosocial
factors, especially family interactions and disturbance of social cognitive information processing, are important
factors in the development of the disorder.
Moreover,
factors such as age of CD onset, impulsivity, and callous -
unemotional traits, separately, have been related to these different types of aggressive behaviors.
[jounal] Stickle, T. P. / 2009 / Callous -
unemotional traits and social information processing: Multiple risk -
factor models for understanding aggressive behavior in antisocial youth / Law and Human Behavior 33 (6): 515 ~ 529
This study examined the
factor structure of the Inventory of Callous and
Unemotional Traits (ICU) with 268 Australian children aged 7.6 to 12.8 years of age.
Five
factors were identified from parent ratings (oppositional behavior / conduct problems, inattention, hyperactivity / impulsivity, relational aggression, and callous -
unemotional behaviors), and four
factors were identified derived from teacher ratings (oppositional behavior / conduct problems / callous -
unemotional behaviors, inattention, hyperactivityimpulsivity, and relational aggression).
Callous -
unemotional traits and conduct problems: A two -
factor model of psychopathy in children
Confirmatory
Factor Analyses (CFA) showed that the variance of the YPI subscales could be explained by the three latent constructs, the grandiose / manipulative dimension (interpersonal), the callous /
unemotional dimension (affective), and the impulsive / irresponsible dimension (behavioral), replicating the findings of Andershed et al. (2002).
Observed parenting behaviors interact with a polymorphism of the brain - derived neurotrophic
factor gene to predict the emergence of oppositional defiant and callous —
unemotional behaviors at age 3 years