2024
Shedding Light on Antisocial Behavior Through Genetically Informed Research.
Pezzoli P, McCrory E, Viding E. Shedding Light on Antisocial Behavior Through Genetically Informed Research. Annual Review Of Psychology 2024 PMID: 39441883, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-021524-043650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduced 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
2023
An ‘embedded brain’ approach to understanding antisocial behaviour
Viding E, McCrory E, Baskin-Sommers A, De Brito S, Frick P. An ‘embedded brain’ approach to understanding antisocial behaviour. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2023, 28: 159-171. PMID: 37718176, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Characterising youth with callous–unemotional traits and concurrent anxiety: evidence for a high-risk clinical group
Cecil C, McCrory E, Barker E, Guiney J, Viding E. Characterising youth with callous–unemotional traits and concurrent anxiety: evidence for a high-risk clinical group. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 27: 885-898. PMID: 29222633, PMCID: PMC6013514, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-1086-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallous-unemotional traitsTrauma historyHigh callous-unemotional traitsCo-occurring anxietyGreater attachment insecurityLevels of irritabilityHigh-risk youthSevere childhood maltreatmentAttachment insecurityADHD symptomatologyAttachment styleAffective functioningCU traitsPsychological distressAntisocial behaviorCommunity sampleAffective dysregulationHigh anxietyChildhood maltreatmentConcurrent anxietyClinical groupsSubstance useAnxietyPsychiatric symptomatologyYouthReduced Laughter Contagion in Boys at Risk for Psychopathy
O’Nions E, Lima C, Scott S, Roberts R, McCrory E, Viding E. Reduced Laughter Contagion in Boys at Risk for Psychopathy. Current Biology 2017, 27: 3049-3055.e4. PMID: 28966092, PMCID: PMC5640510, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntisocial behaviorNeural responsesAnterior insula responseAuditory-motor processingImportance of affiliationSupplementary motor areaAtypical processingNeurocognitive processesAction tendenciesInsula responseEmotional experienceHuman laughterAnterior insulaSocial reciprocityMotor readinessPsychopathic traitsAffiliative bondsSocial affiliationPremotor regionsEmotional resonanceSocial behaviorMotor areaSubjective feelingsBehavioral profileSocial animals
2016
Anticipation of guilt for everyday moral transgressions: The role of the anterior insula and the influence of interpersonal psychopathic traits
Seara-Cardoso A, Sebastian C, McCrory E, Foulkes L, Buon M, Roiser J, Viding E. Anticipation of guilt for everyday moral transgressions: The role of the anterior insula and the influence of interpersonal psychopathic traits. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 36273. PMID: 27808160, PMCID: PMC5093734, DOI: 10.1038/srep36273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnticipation of guiltEveryday moral transgressionsPsychopathic traitsAnterior insulaMoral transgressionsInterpersonal psychopathic traitsPattern of findingsNeurocognitive mechanismsMotivational processingMoral emotionsNeural responsesAntisocial behaviorMoral behaviorSocial normsGuiltInsulaPersonality disorderSecond sampleAnticipationHigh levelsSignificant interactionWrongnessTransgressionEmotionsTraits
2013
Antisocial and Callous Behaviour in Children
Viding E, Seara-Cardoso A, McCrory E. Antisocial and Callous Behaviour in Children. Current Topics In Behavioral Neurosciences 2013, 17: 395-419. PMID: 24357438, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2013_266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallous-unemotional traitsAntisocial behaviorBrain imaging researchDevelopmental psychopathology researchProfiles of vulnerabilitySubstantial public health costsNeuroscience findingsPsychopathology researchCallous behaviorDevelopmental vulnerabilityMental healthImaging researchCurrent evidence baseFuture researchPublic health costsChildrenCommon reasonEvidence baseHeterogeneous groupHealth costsDistinct subgroupsTraitsInterventionResearchBehaviorAssociation of Callous Traits with Reduced Neural Response to Others’ Pain in Children with Conduct Problems
Lockwood P, Sebastian C, McCrory E, Hyde Z, Gu X, De Brito S, Viding E. Association of Callous Traits with Reduced Neural Response to Others’ Pain in Children with Conduct Problems. Current Biology 2013, 23: 901-905. PMID: 23643836, PMCID: PMC3918856, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingConduct problemsNeural responsesAnterior insulaCallous traitsAdult psychopathyReduced blood oxygen level-dependent responsesAtypical neural responsesBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseInferior frontal gyrusBilateral anterior insulaLevel-dependent responsesConsiderable societal costsEmpathic processingEmpathic deficitsEmpathic responsesFrontal gyrusAntisocial behaviorCingulate cortexACC responseEmpathyLarge samplePsychopathyNegative association
2012
Genetic and neurocognitive contributions to the development of psychopathy
Viding E, McCrory E. Genetic and neurocognitive contributions to the development of psychopathy. Development And Psychopathology 2012, 24: 969-983. PMID: 22781866, DOI: 10.1017/s095457941200048x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallous-unemotional traitsAntisocial behaviorDevelopmental neuroimaging studiesDevelopment of psychopathyPromising intervention approachNeurocognitive contributionsNeurocognitive vulnerabilityPositive parentingAntisocial childrenNeuroimaging studiesIntervention approachesConsistent rewardDevelopmental vulnerabilityParental involvementPreliminary evidenceCurrent evidence basePsychopathyEnvironmental influencesChildrenEvidence baseDistinct patternsPotential implicationsParentingInterventionRewardAntisocial behaviour in children with and without callous-unemotional traits
Viding E, Fontaine N, McCrory E. Antisocial behaviour in children with and without callous-unemotional traits. Journal Of The Royal Society Of Medicine 2012, 105: 195-200. PMID: 22637770, PMCID: PMC3360537, DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2011.110223.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Structural Neuroimaging and the Antisocial Brain
De Brito S, Hodgins S, Mccrory E, Mechelli A, Wilke M, Jones A, Viding E. Structural Neuroimaging and the Antisocial Brain. Criminal Justice And Behavior 2009, 36: 1173-1186. DOI: 10.1177/0093854809342883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStable antisocial behaviorAnalysis of covarianceLower cognitive abilityNuisance variablesMatched-groups designCognitive abilitiesAntisocial behaviorHyperactivity-inattention symptomsTemporal cortexStructural neuroimagingFunction of childrenBrain structuresInterpretation of findingsExtant literatureFrontal systemsNeuroimagingValidity of resultsVariablesCortexChildrenAdultsIndividualsArticle brieflyDifferencesValidityEffective Psychological Interventions For Child Conduct Problems: Current Evidence And New Directions
Mccrory E, Farmer E. Effective Psychological Interventions For Child Conduct Problems: Current Evidence And New Directions. 2009, 329-348. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780199543533.003.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOppositional defiant disorderConduct disorderConduct problemsPoor social skillsEffective psychological interventionsChild conduct problemsChild behavior problemsVariety of violationsSocial skillsPsychological interventionsDefiant disorderExternalizing behaviorsAntisocial behaviorBehavior problemsPsychological impactEducational underachievementMultiple domainsPersonal costsResidential carePersistent patternDisordersHealth outcomesDiagnostic categoriesPsychopathologyUnderachievement
2008
Early-onset sexually harmful behaviour in childhood: a marker for life-course persistent antisocial behaviour?
McCrory E, Hickey N, Farmer E, Vizard E. Early-onset sexually harmful behaviour in childhood: a marker for life-course persistent antisocial behaviour? Journal Of Forensic Psychiatry And Psychology 2008, 19: 382-395. DOI: 10.1080/14789940802159371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly onsetEarly-onset groupRetrospective file reviewMental health problemsDevelopmental risk factorsGroup of childrenRisk factorsClinical markersOnset groupMultifaceted interventionsPersistent antisocial behaviorHealth problemsLate onsetFile reviewLife-course persistent antisocial behaviorAdolescent periodPersistent antisocialAntisocial behaviorHigh rateOnsetHarmful behaviorsSexual behavior problemsChildhoodAgeBehavior problems
2007
Developmental trajectories associated with juvenile sexually abusive behaviour and emerging severe personality disorder in childhood: 3-year study
Vizard E, Hickey N, McCrory E. Developmental trajectories associated with juvenile sexually abusive behaviour and emerging severe personality disorder in childhood: 3-year study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry. Supplement 2007, 190: s27-s32. PMID: 17470939, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.190.5.s27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere personality disordersPsychosocial adversityPersonality disorderRetrospective file reviewEarly childhood antisocial behaviorPersonality disorder traitsSpecific developmental profileLate onsetEarly onsetFile reviewChildhood antisocial behaviorDisorder traitsDevelopmental trajectoriesHigh levelsPreliminary evidenceAntisocial behaviorDevelopmental profileOnsetDistinct developmental trajectoriesDisorders