Can a Laboratory Measure of Emotional Processing Enhance the Statistical Prediction of Aggression and Deliquency in Detained Adolescents with Callous-Unemotional Traits?
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether the combination of the presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits & emotional deficits to distressing stimuli, assessed by a computerized dot-probe task, enhanced the statistical prediction of aggression & delinquency in a sample of 88...
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| Published in: | Journal of abnormal child psychology 2007-10, Vol.35 (5), p.773-785 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether the combination of the presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits & emotional deficits to distressing stimuli, assessed by a computerized dot-probe task, enhanced the statistical prediction of aggression & delinquency in a sample of 88 detained & predominantly African-American (68%) adolescents (M age=15.57; SD= 1.28). Overall, self-reported CU traits were associated with self-report measures of aggression & delinquency, but not with official records of arrests. However, there was an interaction between CU traits & emotional deficits for predicting self-reported aggression, self-reported violent delinquency, & a record of violent arrests. Youth high on CU traits & who showed a deficit in their responses to visual depictions of distress showed the highest levels of aggression & violent delinquency. Tables, Figures, References. Adapted from source document |
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| ISSN: | 0091-0627 1573-2835 |