The importance of callous-unemotional traits for extending the concept of psychopathy to children
The importance of callous-unemotional traits for extending the concept of psychopathy to children
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DOI：
10.1037//0021-843x.109.2.335
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发表时间：
2000-05-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Loney, BR
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作者：
Barry, CT;Frick, PJ;Loney, BR
本研究的重点是使用冷酷无情（CU）的特质，以确定一个亚组的儿童注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）和行为问题的诊断（对立违抗性障碍[ODD]或行为障碍[CD]，谁显示出类似的特征与成人精神病。在一个临床参考样本的儿童年龄在6至13岁（N = 154），那些诊断为ADHD和ODD/CD被划分的基础上，教师评级的CU特征。这些特质高的孩子表现出典型的精神病态特征，比如缺乏恐惧感和奖励主导型反应风格。此外，具有CU特征的儿童似乎不太担心他们的行为问题。这些发现与对成年人的研究一致，表明冲动和反社会行为本身不足以证明符合精神病结构的人。
This study focused on the use of callous- unemotional (CU) traits to identify a subgroup of children with both attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a conduct problem diagnosis (oppositional defiant disorder [ODD] or conduct disorder [CD] who show characteristics similar to adults with psychopathy. In a clinic-referred sample of children aged 6 to 13 years (N = 154), those with diagnoses of both ADHD and ODD/CD were divided on the basis of teacher ratings of CU traits. Children high on these traits showed features typically associated with psychopathy, such as a lack of fearfulness and a reward-dominant response style. Furthermore, children with CU traits seemed less distressed by their behavior problems. These findings are consistent with research on adults showing that impulsivity and antisocial behavior alone are insufficient to document persons who fit the construct of psychopathy.