title: Callous-unemotional traits and delinquent peer affiliation.
abstract: Association with a deviant peer group is a robust correlate of juvenile antisocial behavior. The current study focused on whether this association differed for antisocial youth with and without callous-unemotional (CU) traits and whether potential mediators of this association differed for the 2 groups. Deviant peer group association was examined in a community sample (N = 98) of high-risk youth. The sample was assessed at 4 yearly intervals. Across all assessment points, children with conduct problems and CU traits showed the highest level of affiliation with deviant peers. At the first 2 assessment points, this effect was largely mediated by dysfunctional parenting and problems in the child's social relationships. In contrast, the mediational role of these variables was much weaker at the last 2 assessment points.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Eva R
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4325-6108
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Kimonis
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7335-1299
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Frick
authors.affiliation: Scott & White Clinic.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D010379:Peer Group; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires