2024
Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity
Gerin M, Viding E, Neil L, Armbruster-Genc D, Freeman Z, Sharp M, Phillips H, McCrory E. Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2024, 15: 2309783. PMID: 38318813, PMCID: PMC10849006, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2309783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial cuesMaltreatment experiencesPresence of social supportSocial supportLow symptomsAssociated with lower symptomsThreat-related cuesPositive social cuesIncreased psychiatric riskPerceived emotional intensityMarkers of resilienceChildhood maltreatment experiencesNo group differencesMental health symptomsLevels of social supportPerceived social supportAssociated with better mental healthMental health vulnerabilitiesMental health outcomesBetter mental healthExperiences of abusePerceived intensityHappy facesChildhood maltreatmentImplicit processes
2022
Parenting boys with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits: parent and child perspectives
Roberts R, McCrory E, Joffe H, Phillips H, Gaule A, Viding E. Parenting boys with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits: parent and child perspectives. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 32: 2547-2555. PMID: 36374342, PMCID: PMC10682176, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-02109-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCaregiversChildConduct DisorderEmotionsEmpathyHumansMaleParentingParentsProblem BehaviorConceptsCP/HCUCallous-unemotional traitsConduct problemsParents/caregiversTD boysInconsistent disciplineChildren’s perspectivesAlabama Parenting QuestionnaireParenting QuestionnaireChild monitoringMore difficultyLittle researchParentingQualitative reportsFamily engagementParentsSame perceptionCaregiversChild safetyBoysChildrenQualitative methodsDifficultiesExperienceCP intervention
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
2020
Facial recognition during early motherhood: Investigating the persistence of age and affect biases
Bunderson M, Armstrong K, Mayes LC, McCrory EJ, Thompson-Booth C, Rutherford HJV. Facial recognition during early motherhood: Investigating the persistence of age and affect biases. Acta Psychologica 2020, 210: 103136. PMID: 32768610, DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesFacial recognitionOwn-age biasHappy face advantageFacial processingHappy facesSad facesFace advantageAdult facesSad expressionsNeutral expressionsSample of mothersNeurobiological changesAdult literatureProcessing literatureCurrent studyEarly motherhoodAppropriate caregivingFaceRecognitionPrior studiesMothersCaregivingBiasesParenthoodThinking about Others’ Minds: Mental State Inference in Boys with Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits
Roberts R, McCrory E, Bird G, Sharp M, Roberts L, Viding E. Thinking about Others’ Minds: Mental State Inference in Boys with Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2020, 48: 1279-1290. PMID: 32632744, PMCID: PMC7445196, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00664-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental state inferencesSocial judgment taskConduct problemsState inferenceMental statesCP/HCUCallous-unemotional traitsMind-related commentsSocial cognitionJudgment taskIntact abilityAntisocial actionsUnemotional TraitsPeople's thoughtsDifferent mindsGroup differencesMore difficultyBest friendTaskMindBoysNew measureDifferent aspectsThoughtCognition
2019
Ghosts in the Nursery: An Experimental Investigation of a Parent’s Own Maltreatment Experience, Attention to Infant Faces, and Dyadic Reciprocity
Thompson-Booth C, Viding E, Puetz VB, Rutherford HJV, Mayes LC, McCrory EJ. Ghosts in the Nursery: An Experimental Investigation of a Parent’s Own Maltreatment Experience, Attention to Infant Faces, and Dyadic Reciprocity. Emotion 2019, 19: 1093-1102. PMID: 30234333, DOI: 10.1037/emo0000464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesChildhood maltreatmentAttentional processingDyadic reciprocityLower attentional biasVisual search taskAttentional biasEmotional cuesCognitive processingPreferential processingInfant affectParenting behaviorsInfant cuesSearch taskAn Experimental InvestigationCommunity sampleMaltreatment experiencesMaltreatmentPreferential biasOwn childrenCuesExploratory analysisProcessingFaceImportant implicationsFacial emotion recognition during pregnancy: Examining the effects of facial age and affect
Byrne SP, Mayo A, O’Hair C, Zankman M, Austin GM, Thompson-Booth C, McCrory EJ, Mayes LC, Rutherford HJV. Facial emotion recognition during pregnancy: Examining the effects of facial age and affect. Infant Behavior And Development 2019, 54: 108-113. PMID: 30659998, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2018.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial expressionsFacial ageFacial emotion recognitionChildren's facial expressionsNeutral infantSad facesFacial affectAdult facesSad expressionsInfant facesEmotion recognitionPositive affectContext of evidenceFace typeFacial featuresFast recognitionAffectParticipantsFacePrior exposureNew mothersCuesRecognitionWeeks' gestationPregnancy women
2018
Primary and Secondary Variants of Psychopathy in a Volunteer Sample Are Associated With Different Neurocognitive Mechanisms
Sethi A, McCrory E, Puetz V, Hoffmann F, Knodt A, Radtke S, Brigidi B, Hariri A, Viding E. Primary and Secondary Variants of Psychopathy in a Volunteer Sample Are Associated With Different Neurocognitive Mechanisms. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 1013-1021. PMID: 29752216, PMCID: PMC6185817, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexNeurocognitive mechanismsPsychopathic traitsPrimary psychopathySecondary psychopathyCingulate cortexEmotional face processing taskComparison groupDifferent neurocognitive mechanismsDistinct neural correlatesFace processing taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInferior parietal lobeVolunteer sampleAnger processingNeurocognitive correlatesInsula activityNeural correlatesNeural responsesAnxiety measuresNeural activationSecondary presentationLower anxietyPsychopathy groupHigh anxietyAn fMRI investigation of empathic processing in boys with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits
Sethi A, O'Nions E, McCrory E, Bird G, Viding E. An fMRI investigation of empathic processing in boys with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 18: 298-304. PMID: 29876250, PMCID: PMC5987797, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCP/HCUMedial prefrontal cortexCallous-unemotional traitsConduct problemsOwn emotionsAnterior cingulate cortexAnterior insulaEmpathic processingAffective experienceConjunction analysisACC/medial prefrontal cortexBrain areasBayes factor analysisEmpathy deficitsFMRI investigationTD groupNeural responsesConjunction effectOne's feelingsLess empathyEmotionsPrefrontal cortexNeutral scenarioCingulate cortexOccipital cortex
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntisocial Personality DisorderChildConduct DisorderEmotionsEmpathyGuiltHumansParentsConceptsCU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsDevelopment of psychopathyExtant research findingsGroup of childrenInformative studiesDistress cuesResearch findingsIndividual differencesBrain activationProtective environmental factorsPsychopathyPrevention programsChildrenClinical implicationsStrong heritabilityClinical outcomesElevated riskEmpathyCuesTraitsGuiltHeritable riskFindingsAdulthoodModulation of amygdala response to task-irrelevant emotion
Sebastian C, McCrory E, De Brito S, Viding E. Modulation of amygdala response to task-irrelevant emotion. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2017, 12: 643-650. PMID: 28119506, PMCID: PMC5390695, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmygdala responseTask demandsPerceptual inputTask performanceConflict conditionsTask-irrelevant emotional stimuliTask-irrelevant emotionFearful facial expressionsCognitive conflict tasksCognitive task performanceSlower reaction timesHigh-conflict conditionPsychophysiological interaction analysisRight amygdala responseLow-conflict conditionsMiddle frontal gyrusFunctional couplingEmotion regulationExecutive demandsEmotional informationConflict taskEmotional stimuliCognitive conflictCognitive demandsEmotional context
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 interactionWrongnessTransgressionEmotionsTraitsRegional grey matter volume and concentration in at-risk adolescents: Untangling associations with callous-unemotional traits and conduct disorder symptoms
Cohn M, Viding E, McCrory E, Pape L, van den Brink W, Doreleijers T, Veltman D, Popma A. Regional grey matter volume and concentration in at-risk adolescents: Untangling associations with callous-unemotional traits and conduct disorder symptoms. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2016, 254: 180-187. PMID: 27479922, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrajectories of Callous-Unemotional Traits in Childhood Predict Different Forms of Peer Victimization in Adolescence
Fontaine N, Hanscombe K, Berg M, McCrory E, Viding E. Trajectories of Callous-Unemotional Traits in Childhood Predict Different Forms of Peer Victimization in Adolescence. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2016, 47: 458-466. PMID: 26890671, PMCID: PMC6444182, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2015.1105139.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Sex differences in socioemotional functioning, attentional bias, and gray matter volume in maltreated children: A multilevel investigation
Kelly P, Viding E, Puetz V, Palmer A, Mechelli A, Pingault J, Samuel S, McCrory E. Sex differences in socioemotional functioning, attentional bias, and gray matter volume in maltreated children: A multilevel investigation. Development And Psychopathology 2015, 27: 1591-1609. PMID: 26535946, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579415000966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeAttentional avoidanceEmotional functioningSupramarginal gyrusVisual dot-probe taskMatter volumeSex differencesDot-probe taskBilateral supramarginal gyrusLarge community sampleMedial orbitofrontal cortexOrbitofrontal cortex gray matter volumeAttentional biasMiddle temporal lobePeer functioningThreat processingSocioemotional functioningEmotional reactivityNeural basisMaltreated groupMaltreated childrenMultilevel investigationCommunity sampleNonmaltreated peersOrbitofrontal cortexDistinct Mechanisms Underlie Associations Between Forms of Childhood Maltreatment and Disruptive Nocturnal Behaviors
Cecil C, Viding E, McCrory E, Gregory A. Distinct Mechanisms Underlie Associations Between Forms of Childhood Maltreatment and Disruptive Nocturnal Behaviors. Developmental Neuropsychology 2015, 40: 181-199. PMID: 26151615, DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2014.983636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive nocturnal behaviorsSexual abuseChildhood maltreatmentTrauma-related psychopathologyHigh-risk youthExecutive functionCommunity sampleEmotional abuseMaltreatment typesTime of assessmentMaltreatmentSleep disturbancesAbuseNocturnal behaviorSpecific contributionSpecific formPsychopathologyYouthAssociationBehaviorChildhoodDistinct mechanismsFindingsChildhood Trauma and Neural Responses to Personalized Stress, Favorite-Food and Neutral-Relaxing Cues in Adolescents
Elsey J, Coates A, Lacadie CM, McCrory EJ, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. Childhood Trauma and Neural Responses to Personalized Stress, Favorite-Food and Neutral-Relaxing Cues in Adolescents. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 40: 1580-1589. PMID: 25567424, PMCID: PMC4915266, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood traumaPersonalized stressSubjective anxietyFavorite-food cuesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPhysical health outcomesCortico-limbic circuitryNeural correlatesMotivational stateTrauma exposureNeural responsesFunctional neuroimagingPrefrontal cortexStress cuesAnterior cingulateEmotional disturbanceCerebellar regionsCuesGroup differencesRisky behaviorsBrain regionsAdolescentsSubcortical structuresAnxietyIncreased activation
2013
Here's looking at you, kid: attention to infant emotional faces in mothers and non‐mothers
Thompson-Booth C, Viding E, Mayes LC, Rutherford H, Hodsoll S, McCrory EJ. Here's looking at you, kid: attention to infant emotional faces in mothers and non‐mothers. Developmental Science 2013, 17: 35-46. PMID: 24341972, PMCID: PMC4352331, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesEmotional facesAttentional processingAdult facesTask interferenceTarget stimuliInfant facial cuesAttentional capture paradigmEmotional facial expressionsLonger response timesEmotional infantFacial cuesSocial stimuliSample of mothersParental distressFacial expressionsAdaptive behavioural changesMore salientAdult caregiversParental statusStimuliBehavioral changesGreater levelsFaceResponse timeNeural responses to fearful eyes in children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous–unemotional traits
Sebastian C, McCrory E, Dadds M, Cecil C, Lockwood P, Hyde Z, De Brito S, Viding E. Neural responses to fearful eyes in children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous–unemotional traits. Psychological Medicine 2013, 44: 99-109. PMID: 23510564, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291713000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexImportant translational implicationsNeural responsesAnterior cingulate cortexAmygdala responseMagnetic resonance imagingFearful eyesConduct problemsTrial participantsEye conditionsCingulate cortexCortex responsesResonance imagingEvidence baseAmygdala reactivityTranslational implicationsHeterogeneous groupTD controlsEyesChildrenFear recognition deficitsNeural levelParticipantsLow levels