2024
Social Learning and Preferences in Adolescents With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits
Gaule A, Bevilacqua L, Molleman L, van den Bos W, van Duijvenvoorde A, Roberts R, Pease C, McCrory E, Viding E. Social Learning and Preferences in Adolescents With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits. JAACAP Open 2024, 2: 79-89. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2023.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCallous-unemotional traitsConduct problemsTD adolescentsLevels of callous-unemotional traitsLevels of CU traitsDisplay aggressive behaviorCU traitsAdolescents' CPSocial learningSocial environmentNon-socialGroup differencesAggressive behaviorCP/LCUSocial behaviorObject learningDifficulty learningEconomic gamesSocial partnersSocial preferencesCP/HCUAdolescentsSocial relationshipsResults AdolescentsSocial worldReciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood
Pezzoli P, Pingault J, Malanchini M, Voronin I, McCrory E, Fearon P, Viding E. Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 310-321. PMID: 38476045, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild CU traitsDevelopment of CU traitsCU traitsMid-to-late childhoodNegative parentingCallous-unemotionalTwins Early Development StudyLate childhoodLongitudinal cross-lagged modelsEffects of negative parentingCallous-unemotional traitsEarly Development StudyReciprocal effectsCross-lagged modelsCross-lagged effectsFamilies of childrenTwin pairsGenetic factorsParental disciplineParental feelingsChildhoodSmall effectsTraitsEnvironmental factorsParentsReduced 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
2022
Behavioral Improvements but Limited Change in Callous-Unemotional Traits in Adolescents Treated for Conduct Problems
Thøgersen D, Elmose M, Viding E, McCrory E, Bjørnebekk G. Behavioral Improvements but Limited Change in Callous-Unemotional Traits in Adolescents Treated for Conduct Problems. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2022, 31: 3342-3358. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-022-02435-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh CU traitsCU traitsBehavior problemsCo-occurring behavior problemsLatent growth curve model analysisParent-youth relationshipsElevated CU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsFunctional Family TherapyRule-breaking behaviorGrowth curve model analysisPotential moderation effectsProsocial skillsSocial skillsConduct problemsTreatment gainsRelational outcomesUnemotional TraitsMaternal supportFamily cohesionModeration effectBehavioral improvementFamily therapyBaseline anxietyAdolescents
2021
Modulation of Amygdala Response by Cognitive Conflict in Adolescents with Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of CU Traits
Sebastian C, Stafford J, McCrory E, Sethi A, De Brito S, Lockwood P, Viding E. Modulation of Amygdala Response by Cognitive Conflict in Adolescents with Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of CU Traits. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 49: 1043-1054. PMID: 33728508, PMCID: PMC8222043, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00787-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallous-unemotional traitsNegative emotional stimuliAmygdala responseConduct problemsEmotional stimuliCognitive conflictTask demandsCognitive task demandsCognitive conflict tasksLow callous-unemotional traitsCP/HCUHealthy adult sampleCognitive controlEmotional facesReactive aggressionAtypical modulationConflict taskNeurocognitive responsesAffect regulationCU traitsPotential translational relevanceConflict conditionsPrefrontal areasHigh conflictAdult samples
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 symptomatologyYouthUnderstanding the development of psychopathy: progress and challenges
Viding E, McCrory E. Understanding the development of psychopathy: progress and challenges. Psychological Medicine 2017, 48: 566-577. PMID: 29032773, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717002847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsDevelopment of psychopathyExtant research findingsGroup of childrenInformative studiesDistress cuesResearch findingsIndividual differencesBrain activationProtective environmental factorsPsychopathyPrevention programsChildrenClinical implicationsStrong heritabilityClinical outcomesElevated riskEmpathyCuesTraitsGuiltHeritable riskFindingsAdulthoodSocial Reward Questionnaire—Adolescent Version and its association with callous–unemotional traits
Foulkes L, Neumann C, Roberts R, McCrory E, Viding E. Social Reward Questionnaire—Adolescent Version and its association with callous–unemotional traits. Royal Society Open Science 2017, 4: 160991. PMID: 28484617, PMCID: PMC5414254, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial rewardsCU traitsSocial Reward QuestionnaireNegative social potencyCallous-unemotional traitsFive-factor structureConfirmatory factor analysisIndividual differencesReward QuestionnaireProsocial interactionsReward valueSocial potencyGender invarianceAdult samplesSocial interactionValidity purposesQuestionnaire subscalesAdolescentsRewardFactor analysisReliable measureSubscalesSRQMeasuresTraits
2011
Predictors and Outcomes of Joint Trajectories of Callous–Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems in Childhood
Fontaine N, McCrory E, Boivin M, Moffitt T, Viding E. Predictors and Outcomes of Joint Trajectories of Callous–Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems in Childhood. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2011, 120: 730-742. PMID: 21341879, DOI: 10.1037/a0022620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCU traitsConduct problemsFamily-level predictorsDevelopmental trajectoriesTwins Early Development StudyHigh CU traitsJoint developmental trajectoriesCallous-unemotional traitsGeneral growth mixture modelingEarly Development StudyGrowth mixture modelingUnemotional TraitsPsychosocial predictorsTeacher ratingsDelinquent behaviorLongitudinal researchNegative outcomesAdult psychopathyLongitudinal associationsAge 7Concomitant outcomesHigh trajectoryLow trajectoriesMixture modelingLarge sample