Stability Subtypes of Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Disorder Symptoms and Their Correlates.
Callous-unemotional traits and conduct disorder symptoms tend to co-occur across development, with existing evidence pointing to individual differences in the co-development of these problems. The current study identified groups of at risk adolescents showing stable (i.e., high on both conduct disorder and callous-unemotional symptoms, high only on either callous-unemotional or conduct disorder symptoms) or increasing conduct disorder and callous-unemotional symptoms. Data were collected from a sample of 2038 community adolescents between 15 and 18 years (1070 females, M age = 16) of age. A longitudinal design was followed in that adolescent reports were collected at two time points, 1 year apart. Increases in conduct disorder symptoms and callous-unemotional traits were accompanied by increases in anxiety, depressive symptoms, narcissism, proactive and reactive aggression and decreases in self-esteem. Furthermore, adolescents with high and stable conduct disorder symptoms and callous-unemotional traits were consistently at high risk for individual, behavioral and contextual problems. In contrast, youth high on callous-unemotional traits without conduct disorder symptoms remained at low-risk for anxiety, depressive symptoms, narcissism, and aggression, pointing to a potential protective function of pure callous-unemotional traits against the development of psychopathological problems.
Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. h.eisenbarth@soton.ac.uk.
Hedwig
0000-0002-0521-2630
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Eisenbarth
Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 65, 1 Panepistimiou Avenue, 2109, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Chara A
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Demetriou
Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 65, 1 Panepistimiou Avenue, 2109, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Melina Nicole
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Kyranides
Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 65, 1 Panepistimiou Avenue, 2109, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Kostas A
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Fanti
D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D065840:Protective Factors; D011599:Psychopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
Aggression; Anxiety; Callous–unemotional traits; Conduct disorder; Stability