2024
Reciprocal 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
2017
Understanding 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
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 subgroupsTraitsInterventionResearchBehavior