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Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development 4/2020

09-11-2019 | Original Article

Variants of Children with Psychopathic Tendencies in a Community Sample

Auteurs: Jiasheng Huang, Linlin Fan, Kexiu Lin, Yuyin Wang

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 4/2020

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Abstract

To investigate the heterogeneity of children with psychopathic tendencies, this study identified heterogenous subgroups among a community sample of children based on their callous-unemotional (CU) traits, conduct problems (CP), and anxiety. A latent profile analysis classified 1861 primary school students (age 6–14) into four subgroups based on parent-report CU traits, CP and anxiety: low-risk children (i.e., low in CU traits, CP, and anxiety), anxious children (i.e., high in anxiety, low in CU traits and CP), primary variants of children with psychopathic tendencies (i.e., high in CU traits and CP, low in anxiety), and secondary variants of children with psychopathic tendencies (i.e., high in CU traits, CP, and anxiety). In particular, the secondary variants evidenced higher levels of CU traits, CP, and anxiety than the primary variants. Our findings extend the heterogeneity of psychopathy to childhood and encourage future research to examine the developmental trajectories of psychopathy.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Variants of Children with Psychopathic Tendencies in a Community Sample
Auteurs
Jiasheng Huang
Linlin Fan
Kexiu Lin
Yuyin Wang
Publicatiedatum
09-11-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-019-00939-9

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