Conceptualizing callous-unemotional traits in preschoolers: Associations with social-emotional competencies and aggressive behavior

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作者
Zumbach, Jelena [1 ]
Rademacher, Annika [2 ]
Koglin, Ute [2 ]
机构
[1] Psycholog Hsch Berlin, Family Law Psychol, Koelln Pk 2, D-10179 Berlin, Germany
[2] Carl von Ossietzky Univ Oldenburg, Fac Educ & Social Sci, Dept Pedag & Rehabil Psychol, Ammerlaender Heerstr 114-118, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
关键词
Callous-unemotional traits; Aggressive behavior; Preschool; Psychopathy; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; FIT INDEXES; CONDUCT PROBLEMS; INVENTORY; CHILDREN; VALIDATION; PSYCHOPATHY; BOYS;
D O I
10.1186/s13034-021-00376-4
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Background Extensive empirical evidence suggests that high Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits in childhood and adolescence can reliably identify individuals at risk for antisocial outcomes. The present study addresses research gaps by investigating the factor structure of CU traits in children at preschool age. Methods The sample includes 371 children (49.6% female, M age = 4.7, SD = 0.69). Using the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional-Traits (ICU), six alternative confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to find the best fitting model for our preschool sample. Children's level of emotional competence and aggressive behavior was assed using a German questionnaire, the Behavior Rating Scales for Preschoolers (Verhaltensskalen fur das Kindergartenalter, VSK) in a preschool teachers' rating. Post hoc cluster analytic strategies and ANOVA were applied to identify groups of children with regard to their combination of social-emotional competences and CU traits, and to examine associations with aggressive behavior. Results Results indicate that a two-factor model revealed the best fit to our data, including a callous and an uncaring factor using 12 of the original 24 ICU items. Cluster analytic strategies reveal a risk group of children demonstrating high rates of callousness and uncaring combined with weak emotion knowledge/empathy and social competence. ANOVA shows that children in the risk group demonstrate the highest levels of aggressive behavior. Conclusions Group characteristics indicate that the construct of CU traits in early childhood may be nothing other than a social-emotional developmental deficit.
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