2024
Reduced prosocial motivation and effort in adolescents with conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits
Gaule A, Martin P, Lockwood P, Cutler J, Apps M, Roberts R, Phillips H, Brown K, McCrory E, Viding E. Reduced prosocial motivation and effort in adolescents with conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 65: 1061-1071. PMID: 38287126, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevels of CU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsProsocial behaviorProsocial choicesConduct problemsProsocial actsCU traitsLevels of callous-unemotional traitsPsychopathy in adulthoodCognitive-affective mechanismsReduced prosocial behaviorLow prosocial behaviorBenefit othersTD peersAntisocial behaviorCP/HCUBehavioral levelBenefit oneselfCP/LCUReduced engagementProsocial motivationAdolescentsAdolescent boysTraitsReduced exertion
2020
Developmental Origins of Psychopathy
Viding E, McCrory E, Roberts R. Developmental Origins of Psychopathy. 2020, 367-384. DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11970.003.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial cognitionYoung childrenAtypical social cognitionEarly social cognitionTheory of mindAutism spectrum disorderTheoretical perspectivesRelevant social informationFace processingRecent researchPerceptual biasesPsychological processesSocial mindDevelopmental psychologistsDevelopmental accountInfant competenciesProsocial behaviorSocial abilitiesSocial perceptionInnate predispositionSpectrum disorderSocial informationNeurobiological mechanismsCognitionDevelopmental originsAutobiographical memory as a latent vulnerability mechanism following childhood maltreatment: Association with future depression symptoms and prosocial behavior
Puetz V, Viding E, Hoffmann F, Gerin M, Sharp M, Rankin G, Maguire E, Mechelli A, McCrory E. Autobiographical memory as a latent vulnerability mechanism following childhood maltreatment: Association with future depression symptoms and prosocial behavior. Development And Psychopathology 2020, 33: 1300-1307. PMID: 32573399, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579420000504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvergeneral memoryProsocial behaviorChildhood maltreatmentAutobiographical memory recallAutobiographical Memory TestSocio-emotional functioningPsycho-social functioningValenced cue wordsPoor social functioningSample of adolescentsFuture depression symptomsDepressive symptomsChildhood maltreatment historyTrend-level associationCognitive mechanismsCue wordsNeural reactivityAutobiographical memoryMemory testMemory recallVulnerability mechanismsBrain activitySocial functioningElevated depressive symptomsMaltreatment history
2019
Towards understanding atypical social affiliation in psychopathy
Viding E, McCrory E. Towards understanding atypical social affiliation in psychopathy. The Lancet Psychiatry 2019, 6: 437-444. PMID: 31006435, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(19)30049-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial affiliationNeural systemsNeurocognitive vulnerabilityNegative emotionsAuthentic social relationshipsProsocial behaviorProsocial interactionsNeurocognitive findingsPsychopathySocial relationshipsDistressResearch directionsIndividualsAffiliationEmotionsGuiltEnjoymentMotivationAttachmentFindingsVulnerabilityRelationshipResearch effortsBehavior