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Waller R, Flum M, Paz Y, Perkins ER, Rodriguez Y, Knox A, Pelella MR, Jones C, Sun S, Denham SA, Herrington J, Parish-Morris J. Objective Linguistic Markers Associated with Callous-Unemotional Traits in Early Childhood. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2024:10.1007/s10802-024-01219-4. [PMID: 38874652 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01219-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are associated with interpersonal difficulties and risk for severe conduct problems (CP). The ability to communicate thoughts and feelings is critical to social success, with language a promising treatment target. However, no prior studies have examined objective linguistic correlates of childhood CU traits in early childhood, which could give insight into underlying risk mechanisms and novel target treatments. METHODS We computed lexical (positive emotion, sad, and anger words) and conversational (interruptions and speech rate) markers produced by 131 children aged 5-6 years (M = 5.98; SD = 0.54, 58.8% female) and their parents while narrating wordless storybooks during two online visits separated by 6-8 weeks (M = 6.56, SD = 1.11; two books, order counterbalanced). Audio recordings were diarized, time-aligned, and orthographically transcribed using WebTrans. Conversational markers were calculated using R and word frequencies were calculated using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) software. We examined links between child CU traits and linguistic markers, and explored whether relationships were moderated by child sex. RESULTS Higher CU traits were associated with fewer positive emotion words produced by parents and children. Higher CU traits were also associated with greater concordance in the degree of interruptions and expression of anger emotion words by parents and children. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that objective linguistic correlates of CU traits are detectable during early childhood, which could inform adjunctive treatment modules that improve outcomes by precisely tracking and targeting subtle communication patterns.
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- R Waller
- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylva, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylva, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Sun S, Plate RC, Jones C, Rodriguez Y, Katz C, Murin M, Pearson J, Parish-Morris J, Waller R. Childhood conduct problems and parent-child talk during social and nonsocial play contexts: a naturalistic home-based experiment. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1018. [PMID: 38200250 PMCID: PMC10781972 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51656-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Parent-child interactions are a critical pathway to emotion socialization, with disruption to these processes associated with risk for childhood behavior problems. Using computational linguistics methods, we tested whether (1) play context influenced parent-child socioemotional language, and (2) child conduct problems or callous-unemotional traits were associated with patterns of socioemotional or nonsocial language across contexts. Seventy-nine parent-child dyads (children, 5-6 years old) played a socioemotional skills ("social context") or math ("nonsocial context") game at home. We transcribed and analyzed game play, which had been audio recorded by participants. The social context elicited more socioemotional and cognitive words, while the nonsocial context elicited more mathematical words. The use of socioemotional language by parents and children was more strongly correlated in the social context, but context did not moderate the degree of correlation in cognitive or mathematical word use between parents and children. Children with more conduct problems used fewer socioemotional words in the social context, while children with higher callous-unemotional traits used fewer cognitive words in both contexts. We highlight the role of context in supporting socioemotionally rich parent-child language interactions and provide preliminary evidence for the existence of linguistic markers of child behavior problems. Our results also inform naturalistic assessments of parent-child interactions and home-based interventions for parents and children facing socioemotional or behavioral challenges.
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- Sydney Sun
- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Gaus R, Pölsterl S, Greimel E, Schulte‐Körne G, Wachinger C. Can we diagnose mental disorders in children? A large-scale assessment of machine learning on structural neuroimaging of 6916 children in the adolescent brain cognitive development study. JCPP ADVANCES 2023; 3:e12184. [PMID: 38054056 PMCID: PMC10694548 DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Background Prediction of mental disorders based on neuroimaging is an emerging area of research with promising first results in adults. However, research on the unique demographic of children is underrepresented and it is doubtful whether findings obtained on adults can be transferred to children. Methods Using data from 6916 children aged 9-10 in the multicenter Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, we extracted 136 regional volume and thickness measures from structural magnetic resonance images to rigorously evaluate the capabilities of machine learning to predict 10 different psychiatric disorders: major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder (BD), psychotic symptoms, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder. For each disorder, we performed cross-validation and assessed whether models discovered a true pattern in the data via permutation testing. Results Two of 10 disorders can be detected with statistical significance when using advanced models that (i) allow for non-linear relationships between neuroanatomy and disorder, (ii) model interdependencies between disorders, and (iii) avoid confounding due to sociodemographic factors: ADHD (AUROC = 0.567, p = 0.002) and BD (AUROC = 0.551, p = 0.002). In contrast, traditional models perform consistently worse and predict only ADHD with statistical significance (AUROC = 0.529, p = 0.002). Conclusion While the modest absolute classification performance does not warrant application in the clinic, our results provide empirical evidence that embracing and explicitly accounting for the complexities of mental disorders via advanced machine learning models can discover patterns that would remain hidden with traditional models.
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- Richard Gaus
- The Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (AI‐Med)Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryLudwig‐Maximilians‐UniversitätMunichGermany
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- The Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (AI‐Med)Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryLudwig‐Maximilians‐UniversitätMunichGermany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and PsychotherapyUniversity HospitalLudwig‐Maximilians‐UniversitätMunichGermany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and PsychotherapyUniversity HospitalLudwig‐Maximilians‐UniversitätMunichGermany
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- The Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (AI‐Med)Department of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryLudwig‐Maximilians‐UniversitätMunichGermany
- Department of RadiologyTechnical University of MunichSchool of MedicineMunichGermany
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Racz SJ, McMahon RJ, Gudmundsen G, McCauley E, Stoep AV. Latent classes of oppositional defiant disorder in adolescence and prediction to later psychopathology. Dev Psychopathol 2023; 35:730-748. [PMID: 35074036 PMCID: PMC9309185 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421001875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Current conceptualizations of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) place the symptoms of this disorder within three separate but related dimensions (i.e., angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, vindictiveness). Variable-centered models of these dimensions have yielded discrepant findings, limiting their clinical utility. The current study utilized person-centered latent class analysis based on self and parent report of ODD symptomatology from a community-based cohort study of 521 adolescents. We tested for sex, race, and age differences in the identified classes and investigated their ability to predict later symptoms of depression and conduct disorder (CD). Diagnostic information regarding ODD, depression, and CD were collected annually from adolescents (grades 6-9; 51.9% male; 48.7% White, 28.2% Black, 18.5% Asian) and a parent. Results provided evidence for three classes of ODD (high, medium, and low endorsement of symptoms), which demonstrated important developmental differences across time. Based on self-report, Black adolescents were more likely to be in the high and medium classes, while according to parent report, White adolescents were more likely to be in the high and medium classes. Membership in the high and medium classes predicted later increases in symptoms of depression and CD, with the high class showing the greatest risk for later psychopathology.
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- Sarah J. Racz
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Hernandez ML, Spiegel JA, Coxe S, Dick AS, Graziano PA. Individual Differences in Germ Spreading Behaviors Among Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The Role of Executive Functioning. J Pediatr Psychol 2022; 47:892-904. [PMID: 35773970 PMCID: PMC9372749 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are commonly transmitted by respiratory droplets and contact with contaminated surfaces. Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be infected with COVID-19 and experience more hospitalizations than individuals without ADHD. The current study investigated the role of ADHD symptomatology and executive functioning (EF) in germ spreading behavior frequency among young children with and without ADHD and parenting responses to these behaviors. METHODS Participants included 53 children diagnosed with ADHD and 47 typically developing (TD) children between the ages of 4-5 years (76% male; Mage = 4.62; 86% Hispanic/Latinx). Parents and teachers reported on children's ADHD symptomatology and children completed three EF tasks. Germ spreading behavior frequency (direct contact of hand to face and toy in mouth) and parenting responses (verbal and nonverbal behaviors) were observed during a 5-min parent-child play situation. RESULTS Negative binomial regression analyses indicated that both ADHD diagnostic status and poor metacognition predicted both higher rates of toy to mouth (β = 1.94, p < .001; β = 0.03, p = .004) and face touching frequency (β = 0.60, p = .03; β = 0.03, p = .004), respectively. Additionally, poor attention and worse cognitive flexibility only predicted higher rates of toy to mouth frequency (β = 0.09, p < .001; β = -0.04, p = .001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Young children with ADHD are at high risk for spreading germs via putting toys in their mouth and touching their face. Particularly, high levels of inattention and poor EF appear to be associated with higher rates of germ spreading behaviors.
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- Melissa L Hernandez
- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, USA
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Matlasz TM, Frick PJ, Clark JE. Understanding the Social Relationships of Youth with Callous-Unemotional Traits Using Peer Nominations. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2022; 51:530-542. [PMID: 33125288 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1823847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The current study investigated the social and interpersonal correlates of callous-unemotional (CU) traits using peer nominations. METHOD Participants (N = 289) were children in Grades 3, 6, and 8 (Mage = 11.47 years, 40.1% male, 64.7% self-identified racial/ethnic minority) from two public school systems in the southern United States. Participants were asked to identify peers they believed fit a number of different characteristics hypothesized to be related to CU traits, in addition to individuals they "liked most" and "liked least." We also obtained self- and teacher ratings of CU traits and parent and teacher ratings of conduct problems (CP). RESULTS Factor analyses extracted three dimensions from peer nominations developed from past research describing social characteristics related to CU traits-being mean and aloof (Mean/Cold), untrustworthy and not nice (Not Nice), and dominant and manipulative (Desire for Dominance). Results indicated that CU traits were significantly associated with fewer "liked most" and greater "liked least" nominations, but not after controlling for CP. In contrast, both CP and CU traits were significantly independently associated with Mean/Cold nominations, and only CU traits were associated with Not Nice nominations when controlling for CP. CONCLUSIONS The findings from the current study suggest that CU traits are largely associated with traditional indices of peer rejection because of their level of CP. However, they contribute independently to perceptions of being mean, aloof, and untrustworthy. Thus, interventions focused on strengthening the social skills of children with elevated CU traits should consider ways to change these negative peer perceptions.
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University
- Institute for Learning Science and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Dapprich AL, Tyborowska A, Niermann HCM, Becker ES, Cillessen AHN, Roelofs K. Behavioral inhibition as an early life predictor of callous-unemotional traits. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/01650254221100245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Callous-unemotional (CU) traits predict behavioral problems in adolescence. But little is known about early modulatory factors. Behavioral Inhibition (BI) in particular has been suggested to protect against the development of CU-traits. This temperamental predisposition is characterized by heightened environmental sensitivity. The current prospective longitudinal study examined whether BI at 15 months of age predicted lower CU-traits across development to age 21. A longitudinal sample of normatively developing children ( n = 125) was used. BI was assessed at 15 months using a standard stranger/robot paradigm. CU-traits were assessed at 2, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, and 21 years with parent, teacher, and self-reports. Developmental pathways across all available data points were examined using Bayesian mixed models and k-means cluster analysis. Infant BI predicted lower CU-traits across development for girls, suggesting that BI buffers the long-term development of CU-traits for girls. CU-traits peaked in early adulthood. Boys scored higher and showed higher increases in CU-traits than girls from childhood onward. There was no gender difference regarding infant BI. Together, the findings demonstrated gender differences in the development of CU-traits, with a protective role of BI for girls. These results shed new light on the developmental trajectories and protective factors of CU-traits and provide starting points for interventions aiming at increasing children’s responsiveness to external cues to prevent antisocial traits and conduct problems.
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- Anna L. Dapprich
- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Graziano PA, Landis T, Maharaj A, Ros-Demarize R, Hart KC, Garcia A. Differentiating Preschool Children with Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Behaviors through Emotion Regulation and Executive Functioning. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2022; 51:170-182. [PMID: 31618114 PMCID: PMC7509846 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1666399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are important characteristics for identifying severe patterns of conduct problems (CP). The current study focused on (a) identifying subgroups of young children displaying a combination of CP and CU behaviors and (b) examining the extent to which executive functioning (EF) and emotion regulation (ER) are associated with CU behaviors. Participants included 249 preschoolers (N = 249, 78% boys, Mage = 4.95 years; 81% Latino/Hispanic) referred to treatment because of externalizing behavior problems. CU behaviors and CP were measured via a combination of teacher/parent rating scales. A multimethod approach was used to measure EF and ER including parent/teacher rating scales, neuropsychological, and observational tasks. Poorer ER as rated by parents/teachers and observed was associated with greater levels of CU behaviors. Latent profile analyses identified three subgroups of children displaying (a) low CU/low CP, (b) moderate CU/moderate CP, and (c) high CU/high CP. Children in the high CU/high-CP group were rated as having significantly poorer rated ER compared to all other groups and poorer observed ER compared to the low-CU/low-CP group. Exploratory analyses found that children in the high-CU/high-CP group displayed marginally lower levels of rated ER but significantly better EF performance on standardized neuropsychological tasks compared to children in a low-CU/high-CP group.Children with higher levels of reported CU behaviors and CP display poorer ER yet may display relatively better EF performance compared to children with lower levels of CU behaviors and CP.
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- Paulo A Graziano
- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University
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Koenig S, Gao Y. Moral decision making in adolescents: The effects of peer attachment, interpersonal affect, and gender. J Adolesc 2022; 94:166-175. [DOI: 10.1002/jad.12015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Scott Koenig
- Psychology Program The Graduate Center of the City University of New York New York New York USA
- Department of Psychology Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Brooklyn New York USA
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- Psychology Program The Graduate Center of the City University of New York New York New York USA
- Department of Psychology Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Brooklyn New York USA
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Meinzer MC, T. G. Schwartz K, Triece P, Raye Horn S, Chronis-Tuscano A. From the Clinic to Schools: Iterative Development of a Depression Prevention Program for Adolescents With ADHD Within an Urban School System. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Waschbusch DA, Babinski DE, Fosco WD, Haas SM, Waxmonsky JG, Garon N, Nichols S, King S, Santor DA, Andrade BF. Inhibitory Control, Conduct Problems, and Callous Unemotional Traits in Children with ADHD and Typically Developing Children. Dev Neuropsychol 2022; 47:42-59. [DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2022.2032713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Daniel A. Waschbusch
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine
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Graziano PA, Garic D, Dick AS. Individual differences in white matter of the uncinate fasciculus and inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus: possible early biomarkers for callous-unemotional behaviors in young children with disruptive behavior problems. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2022; 63:19-33. [PMID: 34038983 PMCID: PMC9104515 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Callous-unemotional (CU) behaviors are important for identifying severe patterns of conduct problems (CP). One major fiber tract implicated in the development of CP is the uncinate fasciculus (UF), which connects amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). The goals of the current study were to (a) explore differences in the white matter microstructure in the UF and other major fiber tracks between young typically developing (TD) children and those with a disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) and (b) explore, within the DBD group, whether individual differences in these white matter tracts relate to co-occurring CP and CU behaviors. METHODS Participants included 198 young children (69% boys, Mage = 5.66 years; 80% Latinx; 48.5% TD). CU behaviors and CP were measured via a combination of teacher/parent ratings. Non-invasive diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was used to measure fractional anisotropy (FA), an indirect indicator of white matter properties. RESULTS Relative to TD children, children in the DBD group had reduced FA on four out of the five fiber tracks we examined (except for cingulum and right ILF), even after accounting for whole brain FA, sex, movement, parental income, and IQ. Within the DBD group, no associations were found between CP and reduced white matter integrity across any of the fiber tracks examined. However, we found that even after accounting for CP, ADHD symptomology, and a host of covariates (whole brain FA, sex, movement, parental income, and IQ), CU behaviors were independently related to reduced FA in bilateral UF and left inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF) in the DBD group, but this was not the case for TD children. CONCLUSIONS Alterations in the white matter microstructure within bilateral UF and left IFOF may be biomarkers of CU behaviors, even in very young children.
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- Paulo A Graziano
- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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Kemp EC, Frick PJ, Matlasz TM, Clark JE, Robertson EL, Ray JV, Thornton LC, Wall Myers TD, Steinberg L, Cauffman E. Developing Cutoff Scores for the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) in Justice-Involved and Community Samples. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2021:1-14. [PMID: 34424103 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1955371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Objective: The recent addition of the callous-unemotional (CU) traits specifier, "with Limited Prosocial Emotions (LPE)," to major classification systems has prompted the need for assessment tools that aid in the identification of elevations on these traits for diagnostic purposes. The goal of the current study was to use and evaluate multiple methods for establishing cutoff scores for the multi-informant questionnaire, the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU).Method: The present study compared the clinical utility of various proposed cutoff methods and scores (i.e., empirically derived cutoffs using receiver operating characteristic (ROC), normative cutoffs, and rational scoring approximations of LPE criteria) in both a longitudinal sample of justice-involved male adolescents (N = 1,216; Mage = 15.29, SD = 1.29) and a cross-sectional sample of school children (N = 289; Mage = 11.47 years; SD = 2.26).Results: Methods resulted in a range of cutoff scores with substantial diagnostic overlap and validity. Specifically, they designated justice-involved adolescents at risk for later delinquency, aggression, and rearrests, and they designated school children more likely to be rated by parents and teacher as having conduct problems and rated by peers as being rejected and mean.Conclusions: The results lead to ranges of ICU scores that have support for their validity and can help to guide clinical decisions about children and adolescents who may be elevated on CU traits.
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- Emily C Kemp
- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University.,Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University
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- Department of Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida
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Sebastian CL, Stafford J, McCrory EJ, Sethi A, De Brito SA, Lockwood PL, Viding E. Modulation of Amygdala Response by Cognitive Conflict in Adolescents with Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of CU Traits. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2021; 49:1043-1054. [PMID: 33728508 PMCID: PMC8222043 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00787-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Adolescents with conduct problems and low callous-unemotional traits are characterised by high levels of reactive aggression. Prior studies suggest that they can have exaggerated neural and behavioural responses to negative emotional stimuli, accompanied by compromised affect regulation and atypical engagement of prefrontal areas during cognitive control. This pattern may in part explain their symptoms. Clarifying how neurocognitive responses to negative emotional stimuli can be modulated in this group has potential translational relevance. We present fMRI data from a cognitive conflict task in which the requirement to visually scan emotional (vs. calm) faces was held constant across low and high levels of cognitive conflict. Participants were 17 adolescent males with conduct problems and low levels of callous-unemotional traits (CP/LCU); 17 adolescents with conduct problems and high levels of callous-unemotional traits (CP/HCU, who typically show blunted reactivity to fear), and 18 typically developing controls (age range 10-16). Control participants showed typical attenuation of amygdala response to fear relative to calm faces under high (relative to low) conflict, replicating previous findings in a healthy adult sample. In contrast, children with CP/LCU showed a reduced (left amygdala) or reversed (right amygdala) attenuation effect under high cognitive conflict conditions. Children with CP/HCU did not differ from controls. Findings suggest atypical modulation of amygdala response as a function of task demands, and raise the possibility that those with CP/LCU are unable to implement typical regulation of amygdala response when cognitive task demands are high.
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- Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
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Roetman PJ, Siebelink BM, Vermeiren RRJM, Colins OF. Classes of Oppositional Defiant Disorder Behavior in Clinic-referred Children and Adolescents: Concurrent Features and Outcomes: Classification Des Comportements Dans le Trouble Oppositionnel Avec Provocation Chez Des Enfants et des Adolescents Aiguillés à Une Clinique: Caractéristiques Co-occurrentes et Résultats. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE 2021; 66:657-666. [PMID: 33242997 PMCID: PMC8240001 DOI: 10.1177/0706743720974840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) consists of irritable and oppositional behaviors, both of which are associated with different problems. However, it is unclear whether irritability and oppositionality enable classification of clinic-referred children and adolescents into mutually exclusive groups (e.g., high in oppositionality, low in irritability), and whether this classification is clinically meaningful. METHOD As part of a clinical protocol, ODD behaviors were assessed at referral through a comprehensive diagnostic interview and questionnaire. Parent- and teacher-reported ODD of 2,185 clinic-referred 5- to 18-year-olds (36.9% females) were used in latent class analysis. Resulting ODD classes were compared, concurrently at referral, and, longitudinally at the end of the diagnostic and treatment process, on various clinically relevant measures that were completed by various informants, including mental health problems, global functioning, and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classifications. RESULTS Three classes emerged with high, moderate, and low levels of both irritability and oppositionality. At referral, the high class experienced the highest levels of mental health problems and DSM classifications. Importantly, all ODD classes defined at intake were predictive of diagnostic and treatment outcomes months later. Notably, the high class had higher rates of clinician-based classifications of ODD and conduct disorder, and the lowest levels of pre- and posttreatment global functioning. Additionally, the low class exhibited higher rates of generalized anxiety disorder and fear disorders. CONCLUSIONS Irritability and oppositionality co-occur in clinic-referred youths to such an extent that classification based on these behaviors does not add to clinical inference. Instead, findings suggest that the overall ODD severity at referral should be used as a guidance for treatment.
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- Peter J Roetman
- The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 4501Leiden University Medical Center, Oegstgeest, the Netherlands
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- The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 4501Leiden University Medical Center, Oegstgeest, the Netherlands
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- The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 4501Leiden University Medical Center, Oegstgeest, the Netherlands.,Youz, Parnassia Group, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- The Department of Special Needs Education, Ghent University, Belgium.,The Center for Criminological and Psychosocial Research, Örebro University, Sweden
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Landis TD, Garcia AM, Hart KC, Graziano PA. Differentiating Symptoms of ADHD in Preschoolers: The Role of Emotion Regulation and Executive Function. J Atten Disord 2021; 25:1260-1271. [PMID: 31904270 PMCID: PMC9104514 DOI: 10.1177/1087054719896858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: This study examined the extent to which individual differences in executive function (EF) and emotion regulation (ER) were uniquely associated with inattention and hyperactivity symptoms of ADHD, respectively. Method: Participants included 249 preschool children with at-risk or clinically elevated levels of externalizing behavior problems (EBPs). Results: Regression analyses were conducted examining the association between EF and ER-as reported by parents/teachers and assessed via child task performance-and hyperactivity and inattention. Even after accounting for IQ, age, sex, and severity of oppositional defiant disorder, greater levels of parent/teacher-reported EF problems and worse EF performance were associated with greater inattention. In addition, better observed ER was associated with lower inattention. Conversely, greater levels of parent/teacher-reported EF problems and worse parent/teacher-reported ER were associated with greater hyperactivity. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that underlying deficits in EF and ER do differentially relate to ADHD symptoms.
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Baumgartner N, Foster S, Emery S, Berger G, Walitza S, Häberling I. How Are Discrepant Parent-Child Reports Integrated? A Case of Depressed Adolescents. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2021; 31:279-287. [PMID: 33373537 DOI: 10.1089/cap.2020.0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective: Severity ratings of psychopathology in minors are often based on a composite score of the parent's and child's reports. However, parent's and child's reports often differ substantially, resulting in the integration method affecting the final scores. Nevertheless, effects of integration algorithms are seldom assessed and poorly understood. Method: The dataset is derived from the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) and consists of 439 adolescents, 54% female, with a Major Depressive Disorder. The interviewer conducted the clinical interview Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) with the parent and the adolescent and the TADS manual advised the interviewer to use the higher score as the final rating unless an informant was judged to be unreliable. Polynomial regressions, multivariate analyses, and mixed models were used to analyze the effects of this integration algorithm on the final scores and associated factors. Results: In 77% of the cases, the interviewer followed the TADS rating rule to use the higher CDRS-R item score. However, the final item scores differed significantly from the rule using the higher value, with the higher score being less often adapted at follow-up assessments and in female patients. Conclusions: The algorithm used to integrate divergent reports affects study outcomes and might introduce data-specific biases. Judgments of the validity and reliability of informants compromise the objectivity of outcomes in major clinical trials by introducing a subjective bias. Therefore, the agreement between children's and parent's reports and the method of integration should routinely be reported in research on pediatric psychopathology. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00006286.
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- Noemi Baumgartner
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Integrative Human Physiology Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Johnson AM, McCarty CA, Marcynyszyn LA, Zatzick DF, Chrisman SP, Rivara FP. Child- compared with parent-report ratings on psychosocial measures following a mild traumatic brain injury among youth with persistent post-concussion symptoms. Brain Inj 2021; 35:574-586. [PMID: 33733955 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1889663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Primary Objective: To compare child- and parent-report ratings on the Health Behavior Inventory, Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-Short Version (anxiety subscale), Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM among children with persistent post-concussive symptoms following a sports- or recreation-related concussion, overall and by child age and gender.Research Design: Cross-sectional study examining baseline data from a randomized, comparative effectiveness trial.Methods and Procedures: Inter-rater reliability was assessed using two-way random effects model (absolute agreement) intraclass correlations, correlations were examined using Spearman's rho, mean differences were determined using paired t-tests, and agreement was examined using Bland-Altman plots.Main Outcomes and Results: The final analytic sample was 200 parent-child dyads [child Mage = 14.7 (95% CI: 14.5, 15.0)]. Reliability and correlations were modest overall. When considering child age and gender, reliability ranged from poor to excellent (-1.01-0.95) and correlations ranged from weak to strong (-0.64-0.94). Overall, children reported more symptoms but better functioning than parents, and mean differences in scores were greater among females (versus males) and ages 16-18 (versus younger groups).Conclusions: Findings should inform the use and interpretation of psychosocial measures when developing appropriate youth concussion treatment plans.
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- Ashleigh M Johnson
- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, US
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, US.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, US
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, US
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, US.,Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, US.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, US
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, US.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, US.,Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Martel MM, Eng AG, Bansal PS, Smith TE, Elkins AR, Goh PK. Multiple informant average integration of ADHD symptom ratings predictive of concurrent and longitudinal impairment. Psychol Assess 2021; 33:443-451. [PMID: 33719467 DOI: 10.1037/pas0000994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To date, there remains no consensus about the best evidence-based method for integrating multiple informant data in the diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Several approaches exist, including the psychometrically sound approach of averaging scores, as well as the use of "OR" and "AND" algorithms, which are still commonly used in research. The current study tested these major integration methods in their concurrent and longitudinal prediction of clinician-rated impairment, teacher-rated academic, and parent- and self-rated social skill ratings in children overrecruited for ADHD across a 6-year span from childhood to adolescence. The sample included a total of 800 children, 480 with ADHD, ages 6 to 13, who completed a "gold standard" assessment of ADHD and associated impairment. Overall, the "OR," "AND," and average integration approaches showed significantly high interrelations with one another (r range from .78 to .96) and were all significantly and strongly related to impairment measures concurrently and longitudinally. Multivariate regressions demonstrated that the average integration approach concurrently and longitudinally out predicted the other two approaches. Results demonstrated that the average approach slightly outperformed the other two in its prediction of concurrent and longitudinal clinician-rated impairment, teacher-rated academic skills, and parent- and self-rated child social skills across childhood and adolescence. Evidence-based assessment integration of parent and teacher ratings of ADHD in childhood might best utilize an averaging approach, as it is most related to later impairment ratings, particularly if such findings are replicated by other groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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Ekblad MO, Rolan E, Marceau K, Palmer R, Todorov A, Heath AC, Knopik VS. Disruptive Behavior in Siblings Discordant for Exposure to Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy: A Multi-rater Approach. Nicotine Tob Res 2020; 22:1330-1338. [PMID: 31734697 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntz214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Maternal smoking during pregnancy (SDP) is associated with disruptive behavior. However, there is debate whether the SDP-disruptive behavior association is a potentially causal pathway or rather a spurious effect confounded by shared genetic and environmental factors. AIMS AND METHODS The Missouri Mothers and Their Children Study is a sibling comparison study that includes families (n = 173) selected for sibling pairs (aged 7-16 years) discordant for SDP. Critically, the sibling comparison design is used to disentangle the effects of SDP from familial confounds on disruptive behavior. An SDP severity score was created for each child using a combination of SDP indicators (timing, duration, and amount of SDP). Multiple informants (parents and teachers) reported on disruptive behavior (i.e., DSM-IV semi-structured interview, the Child Behavior Checklist, and Teacher Report Form). RESULTS The variability in disruptive behavior was primarily a function of within-family differences (66%-100%). Consistent with prior genetically informed approaches, the SDP-disruptive behavior association was primarily explained by familial confounds (genetic and environmental). However, when using a multi-rater approach (parents and teachers), results suggest a potentially causal effect of SDP on disruptive behavior (b = 0.09, SE = 0.04, p = 0.03). The potentially causal effect of SDP remained significant in sensitivity analyses. DISCUSSION These findings suggest that familial confounding likely plays a complex role in the SDP-disruptive behavior association when examining both parent and teacher reports of behavior. Importantly, the current study highlights the importance of multiple raters, reflecting a more comprehensive measure of complex behaviors (e.g., disruptive behavior) to examine the teratogenic effects of SDP. IMPLICATIONS Our study provides additional evidence that controlling for genetic and family factors is essential when examining the effect of SDP on later behavioral problems, as it explains a portion of the association between SDP and later behavioral problems. However, we found a significant association between SDP and disruptive behavior when using a multi-rater approach that capitalizes on both parent and teacher report, suggesting that parent and teacher ratings capture a unique perspective that is important to consider when examining SDP-behavior associations.
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- Mikael O Ekblad
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.,Department of General Practice, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Turku University and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Midwest Alcoholism Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Psychiatry, Midwest Alcoholism Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Liu L, Li S, Pan W, Wang L, Zheng Y, An X, Zhou Y, Li Y, Na J, Zhang R, Mu H, Dong W, Gao Y, Sun W, Pan G, Yan L. Prevalence of mental health problems in Chinese schoolchildren: The influence of measuring impact score and combining information from multiple informants. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 2020; 14:44. [PMID: 33292463 PMCID: PMC7654147 DOI: 10.1186/s13034-020-00346-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To measure the effects of using different combinations of multiple informants and the impact score on the estimated prevalence of mental health problems in Chinese schoolchildren. METHODS Complete information on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were obtained from students (S), parents (P), and teachers (T) for 4986 schoolchildren (11-17 years-old). We used 3 criteria to determine the prevalence of mental health problems: SDQ cut-off value (previously established in the United Kingdom), SDQ cut-off value plus an impact score of 1 or more, or plus an impact score of 2 or more. A student was defined as having a mental health problem if any informant (S, P, or T) classified the child as 'abnormal'. We compared the prevalence of mental health problems determined from 1 informant, 2 informants, and 3 informants. RESULTS The prevalence of overall mental health problems increased with rising number of informants, but decreased with increasing impact score. When the impact score was not considered, the prevalence was 8.2% to 14.2% when rated by 1 informant, 18.8% to 24.7% when rated by 2 informants, and 28.3% when rated by all 3 informants. Failure to measure the impact score led to a two to threefold greater estimate of the prevalence of mental health problems. CONCLUSIONS The types, number, and combinations of multiple informants and use of the impact score must be considered when comparing the results of different studies. It is preferable to use multiple informants and have the impact score taken the impact into account to reflect the real burden of mental health burden in children and adolescent.
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- Li Liu
- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
- Institute of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning P. R. China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
- Institute of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning P. R. China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
- Institute of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning P. R. China
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- Anshan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anshan, P. R. China
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- Panjin Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Panjin, P. R. China
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- Benxi Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Benxi, P. R. China
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- Dandong Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dandong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
- Institute of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning P. R. China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
- Institute of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning P. R. China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
- Institute of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning P. R. China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
- Institute of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning P. R. China
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- Department of Personal Resource, Dalian Medical College, Dalian, P. R. China
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- Research Center for Universal Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
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- Research Center for Universal Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
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- Research Center for Universal Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
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- Research Center for Universal Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 P. R. China
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Ekblad MO, Marceau K, Rolan E, Palmer RHC, Todorov A, Heath AC, Knopik VS. The Effect of Smoking during Pregnancy on Severity and Directionality of Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms: A Genetically Informed Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17217921. [PMID: 33126697 PMCID: PMC7662383 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17217921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The objective was to examine the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy (SDP) and (I) severity and (II) directionality of externalizing and internalizing symptoms in a sample of sibling pairs while rigorously controlling for familial confounds. The Missouri Mothers and Their Children Study is a family study (N = 173 families) with sibling pairs (aged 7 to 16 years) who are discordant for exposure to SDP. This sibling comparison study is designed to disentangle the effects of SDP from familial confounds. An SDP severity score was created for each child using a combination of SDP indicators (timing, duration, and amount). Principal component analysis of externalizing and internalizing behavior, assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist and Teacher Report Form, was used to create symptom severity and directionality scores. The variance in severity and directionality scores was primarily a function of differences between siblings (71% and 85%, respectively) rather than differences across families (29% and 15%, respectively). The severity score that combines externalizing and internalizing symptom severity was not associated with SDP. However, a significant within-family effect of SDP on symptom directionality (b = 0.07, p = 0.04) was observed in the sibling comparison model. The positive directionality score indicates that SDP is associated with differentiation of symptoms towards externalizing rather than internalizing symptoms after controlling for familial confounds with a sibling comparison model. This supports a potentially causal relationship between SDP and externalizing behavior.
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- Mikael O. Ekblad
- Department of General Practice, Institute of Medicine, Turku University and Turku University Hospital, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA; (K.M.); (V.S.K.)
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;
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- Department of Psychology, Behavioral Genetics of Addiction Laboratory, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Midwest Alcoholism Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; (A.T.); (A.C.H.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Midwest Alcoholism Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; (A.T.); (A.C.H.)
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA; (K.M.); (V.S.K.)
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Makol BA, De Los Reyes A, Ostrander RS, Reynolds EK. Parent-Youth Divergence (and Convergence) in Reports of Youth Internalizing Problems in Psychiatric Inpatient Care. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 47:1677-1689. [PMID: 30937814 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-019-00540-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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When compared to one another, multiple informants' reports of adolescent internalizing problems often reveal low convergence. This creates challenges in the delivery of clinical services, particularly for severe outcomes linked to internalizing problems, namely suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Clinicians would benefit from methods that facilitate interpretation of multi-informant reports, particularly in inpatient settings typified by high-cost care and high-stakes decision-making. 765 adolescent inpatients (70.3% female; Mage = 14.7) and their parents completed measures of adolescent internalizing problems. We obtained baseline clinical and treatment characteristics from electronic medical records. Latent class analysis revealed four reporting patterns: Parent-Adolescent Low (LL; 49.0%), Parent Low-Adolescent High (PL-AH; 11.5%), Parent High-Adolescent Low (PH-AL; 21.8%), Parent-Adolescent High (HH; 17.6%). Relative to the LL class, adolescents in the PH-AL and PL-AH classes were more likely to be admitted with suicidality. In terms of treatment characteristics and relative to the LL class, HH and PH-AL adolescents were more likely to receive standing antipsychotics, PH-AL adolescents were more likely to be in seclusion, and HH adolescents had longer hospital stays. At discharge and relative to the LL class, HH, PH-AL, and PL-AH adolescents were more likely to receive an anxiety disorder diagnosis. Further, HH, PH-AL, and PL-AH adolescents were more likely to receive partial hospitalization or care in another restrictive environment after inpatient treatment, relative to the LL class. This naturalistic study informs clinical decision-making by aiding our understanding of how multi-informant reports facilitate interpretations of adolescents' clinical presentations as well as predictions about treatment characteristics.
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- Bridget A Makol
- Comprehensive Assessment and Intervention Program, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland at College Park, Biology/Psychology Building, Room 3123K, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
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- Comprehensive Assessment and Intervention Program, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland at College Park, Biology/Psychology Building, Room 3123K, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bloomberg Children's Center (Level 12), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bloomberg Children's Center (Level 12), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Walker TM, Frick PJ, Matlasz TM, Robertson EL, Mikolajewski AJ, Mitchell C, Lopez-Duran N, Monk C, Hyde LW. Psychometric Properties of a Semistructured Interview to Assess Limited Prosocial Emotions. Assessment 2020; 28:1755-1764. [PMID: 32772862 DOI: 10.1177/1073191120947796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Callous-unemotional (CU) traits have recently been added to the diagnostic criteria of Conduct Disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth edition and of conduct-dissocial and oppositional defiant disorders in the International Classification of Disease-Eleventh edition as the limited prosocial emotions specifier. This change necessitates the assessment of these traits with validated measures in both research and clinical contexts. The current study sought to validate a semi-structured diagnostic interview method, the Michigan Limited Prosocial Emotion Addendum (M-LPE) to the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version, of assessing CU traits based on a recently developed clinician rating system (Clinical Assessment of Prosocial Emotions, Version 1.1) in a sample of at-risk youth. Results supported the interrater reliability of the M-LPE with moderate agreement and high reliability between raters. The M-LPE demonstrated convergent and incremental validity with CU traits and various measures of antisocial behavior. The results provide preliminary evidence for the use of a semi-structured interview assessment of CU traits in research contexts and build the foundation for further validation.
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.,Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 48:1279-1290. [PMID: 32632744 PMCID: PMC7445196 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00664-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Children with conduct problems (CP) and high levels of callous-unemotional traits (CP/HCU) have been found to have an intact ability to represent other minds, however, they behave in ways that indicate a reduced propensity to consider other people’s thoughts and feelings. Here we report findings from three tasks assessing different aspects of mentalising in 81 boys aged 11–16 [Typically developing (TD) n = 27; CP/HCU n = 28; CP and low levels of callous-unemotional traits (CP/LCU) n = 26]. Participants completed the Movie Assessment of Social Cognition (MASC), a task assessing ability/propensity to incorporate judgements concerning an individual’s mind into mental state inference; provided a written description of a good friend to assess mind-mindedness; and completed the Social Judgement Task (SJT), a new measure assessing mentalising about antisocial actions. Boys with CP/HCU had more difficulty in accurately inferring others’ mental states in the MASC than TD and CP/LCU boys. There were no group differences in the number of mind-related comments as assessed by the mind-mindedness protocol or in responses to the SJT task. These findings suggest that although the ability to represent mental states is intact, CP/HCU boys are less likely to update mental state inferences as a function of different minds.
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- Ruth Roberts
- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP, UK.
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.,MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP, UK
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- University of Manitoba, 66 Chancellors Cir, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP, UK
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Buisman RSM, Pittner K, Tollenaar MS, Lindenberg J, van den Berg LJM, Compier-de Block LHCG, van Ginkel JR, Alink LRA, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ, Elzinga BM, van IJzendoorn MH. Intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment using a multi-informant multi-generation family design. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0225839. [PMID: 32163421 PMCID: PMC7067458 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In the current study a three-generational design was used to investigate intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment (ITCM) using multiple sources of information on child maltreatment: mothers, fathers and children. A total of 395 individuals from 63 families reported on maltreatment. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to combine data from mother, father and child about maltreatment that the child had experienced. This established components reflecting the convergent as well as the unique reports of father, mother and child on the occurrence of maltreatment. Next, we tested ITCM using the multi-informant approach and compared the results to those of two more common approaches: ITCM based on one reporter and ITCM based on different reporters from each generation. Results of our multi-informant approach showed that a component reflecting convergence between mother, father, and child reports explained most of the variance in experienced maltreatment. For abuse, intergenerational transmission was consistently found across approaches. In contrast, intergenerational transmission of neglect was only found using the perspective of a single reporter, indicating that transmission of neglect might be driven by reporter effects. In conclusion, the present results suggest that including multiple informants may be necessary to obtain more valid estimates of ITCM.
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- Renate S. M. Buisman
- Centre for Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Centre for Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Methodology and Statistics, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Primary Care Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Fenesy MC, Teh SE, Lee SS. Negative Parenting Moderates the Prospective Association of ADHD Symptoms and Youth Social Problems. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2019; 47:1583-1597. [PMID: 30955186 PMCID: PMC10089769 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-019-00542-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Although ADHD and negative parenting are established predictors of youth outcomes, their independent and interactive effects on youth social functioning remain unclear. We tested childhood ADHD symptoms and negative parenting as independent and interactive predictors of prospective change in social problems across a four-year follow-up. At baseline, families of 221 (33% female) children with (n = 94) and without ADHD were rigorously assessed including observed positive and negative parenting behavior, youth ADHD symptoms, as well as multi-informant ratings of youth social problems at multiple occasions. Based on multiple regression with robust standard errors and full-information maximum likelihood procedures to address missing data, ADHD symptoms positively predicted social problems, even with control of observed parenting behavior, child age and sex, oppositional defiant disorder symptoms, and baseline social problems. Additionally, a child ADHD symptoms x negative parenting interaction uniquely predicted separate parent- and teacher-rated social problems where ADHD symptoms positively predicted social problems exclusively in the context of high (+1SD) and very high (+2 SD) negative parenting, respectively. When ADHD was separated into distinct dimensions (i.e., inattention, hyperactivity), an interaction between inattention symptoms and negative parenting approached significance such that inattention symptoms positively predicted parent-rated social problems in the context of high negative parenting. We discuss the interaction between parenting and ADHD symptoms in predictions of youth social problems and implications for intervention.
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- Michelle C Fenesy
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1563, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences, Busch Campus, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8020, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1563, USA.
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Danielson CK, Phelps CR. The Assessment of Children's Social Skills Through Self-Report: A Potential Screening Instrument for Classroom Use. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2003.12069068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Class QA, Van Hulle CA, Rathouz PJ, Applegate B, Zald DH, Lahey BB. Socioemotional dispositions of children and adolescents predict general and specific second-order factors of psychopathology in early adulthood: A 12-year prospective study. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2019; 128:574-584. [PMID: 31259570 DOI: 10.1037/abn0000433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We previously hypothesized that the ubiquitous, but patterned correlations among all dimensions of psychopathology reflect a hierarchy of progressively more nonspecific causal influences, with a general factor of psychopathology-also dubbed the p factor-reflecting the most transdiagnostic causal influences. We further hypothesized that the general factor is a manifestation of individual differences in 1 or more trait-like dispositions, particularly negative emotionality, that are nonspecifically associated with risk for essentially every dimension of psychopathology. We tested the hypothesis that this and other dispositions measured in childhood/adolescence significantly predict general and specific second-order dimensions of psychopathology in early adulthood. The latent general factor of psychopathology itself was correlated over time from 10-17 to 23-31 years of age even though it was defined by different informants and different dimensions of symptoms. Using a measure of dispositions that minimizes item contamination with psychopathology symptoms, parent-rated negative emotionality in childhood and adolescence predicted the general factor of psychopathology based on self-reported symptoms in early adulthood, whereas parent-rated daring predicted the specific adult externalizing psychopathology factor after correction for multiple tests. In addition, youth-rated negative emotionality and daring predicted specific adult externalizing psychopathology. These results over a span of 12 years suggests that the general factor is relatively stable over time and that associations of dispositional traits with second-order dimensions of psychopathology are enduring, sometimes across informants. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Cardinale EM, O'Connell K, Robertson EL, Meena LB, Breeden AL, Lozier LM, VanMeter JW, Marsh AA. Callous and uncaring traits are associated with reductions in amygdala volume among youths with varying levels of conduct problems. Psychol Med 2019; 49:1449-1458. [PMID: 30139402 PMCID: PMC7074929 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291718001927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND The emergence of callous unemotional (CU) traits, and associated externalizing behaviors, is believed to reflect underlying dysfunction in the amygdala. Studies of adults with CU traits or psychopathy have linked characteristic patterns of amygdala dysfunction to reduced amygdala volume, but studies in youths have not thus far found evidence of similar amygdala volume reductions. The current study examined the association between CU traits and amygdala volume by modeling CU traits and externalizing behavior as independent continuous variables, and explored the relative contributions of callous, uncaring, and unemotional traits. METHODS CU traits and externalizing behavior problems were assessed in 148 youths using the Inventory of Callous Unemotional Traits (ICU) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). For a subset of participants (n = 93), high-resolution T1-weighted images were collected and volume estimates for the amygdala were extracted. RESULTS Analyses revealed that CU traits were associated with increased externalizing behaviors and decreased bilateral amygdala volume. These results were driven by the callous and uncaring sub-factors of CU traits, with unemotional traits unrelated to either externalizing behaviors or amygdala volume. Results persisted after accounting for covariation between CU traits and externalizing behaviors. Bootstrap mediation analyses indicated that CU traits mediated the relationship between reduced amygdala volume and externalizing severity. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide evidence that callous-uncaring traits account for reduced amygdala volume among youths with conduct problems. These findings provide a framework for further investigation of abnormal amygdala development as a key causal pathway for the development of callous-uncaring traits and conduct problems.
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- Georgetown University Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience,Washington, DC,USA
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- Georgetown University Department of Psychology,Washington, DC,USA
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- Georgetown University Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience,Washington, DC,USA
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- Georgetown University Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience,Washington, DC,USA
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- Georgetown University Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging,Washington, DC,USA
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- Georgetown University Department of Psychology,Washington, DC,USA
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Aitken M, Battaglia M, Marino C, Mahendran N, Andrade BF. Clinical utility of the CBCL Dysregulation Profile in children with disruptive behavior. J Affect Disord 2019; 253:87-95. [PMID: 31029857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Children who are severely dysregulated experience a range of concurrent and long-term impairments and psychopathology and are particularly at-risk for mood and anxiety disorders. The Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile (CBCL-DP) may be useful in identifying children who are highly dysregulated, which could facilitate early intervention. METHODS We examined the prevalence, gender differences, parent-teacher agreement, and concurrent validity of two categorical definitions of the CBCL-DP in 348 children ages 6-12 who were clinic-referred for assessment and treatment because of disruptive behavior. RESULTS Rates of the CBCL-DP were 3 times higher when a less stringent versus a more stringent definition of the CBCL-DP was used (46.8% vs. 15.2%). Girls were more likely than boys to meet criteria for the CBCL-DP when the more stringent definition was used. Parent-teacher agreement was low, particularly when the more stringent definition of the CBCL-DP was used. Children with the CBCL-DP were rated by their parents, but not their teachers, as more impaired than other children, regardless of the definition of the CBCL-DP used, and even when compared to children with clinically elevated scores on other CBCL subscales. LIMITATIONS Our cross-sectional data did not allow us to examine the predictive validity of the CBCL-DP, informant effects may have inflated associations between CBCL-DP and parent-rated impairment, and teacher ratings were missing for many children. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support other reports that provide evidence that the CBCL-DP may identify a particularly symptomatic and impaired group of children with disruptive behavior, as rated by their parents.
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- Madison Aitken
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada.
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada
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Mazursky-Horowitz H, Thomas SR, Woods KE, Chrabaszcz JS, Deater-Deckard K, Chronis-Tuscano A. Maternal Executive Functioning and Scaffolding in Families of Children with and without Parent-Reported ADHD. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2019; 46:463-475. [PMID: 28361338 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-017-0289-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Parental scaffolding robustly predicts child developmental outcomes, including improved self-regulation and peer relationships and fewer externalizing behaviors. However, few studies have examined parental characteristics associated with a parent's ability to scaffold. Executive functioning (EF) may be an important individual difference factor associated with maternal scaffolding that has yet to be examined empirically. Scaffolding may be particularly important for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) symptoms due to their core difficulties with inattention, disorganization, EF, and self-regulation, their need for greater parental structure, and higher-than-average rates of parental EF deficits. Yet, little research has examined child ADHD in relation to parental scaffolding. This cross-sectional study examined: (1) the association between maternal EF (as measured by the Hotel Test, Barkley's Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale, and Digit Span) and observed scaffolding, (2) the association between parent-reported child ADHD/DBD symptoms and scaffolding, and (3) the interaction between child ADHD/DBD symptoms and maternal EF in predicting scaffolding. In a sample of 84 mothers and their 5-10 year-old biological children (62% male) with and without parent-reported ADHD, we found that maternal EF, as measured by Digit Span and the Hotel Test, predicted observed maternal scaffolding. However, child ADHD/DBD symptoms did not significantly predict maternal scaffolding controlling for child age, maternal education, and maternal EF, nor did the interaction of maternal EF and parent-reported child ADHD/DBD symptoms. Working memory and task shifting may be key components of parental EF that could be targeted in interventions to improve parental scaffolding.
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- Heather Mazursky-Horowitz
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 2109K Biology-Psychology Building, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 2109K Biology-Psychology Building, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 2109K Biology-Psychology Building, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, BP 208, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Psychological and Brain Sciences, Tobin Hall, University of Massachusetts, 135 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 2109K Biology-Psychology Building, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Lui JHL, Barry CT, Marcus DK. A Short-Term Intervention for Adolescents with Callous-Unemotional Traits and Emotion-Processing Deficits. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2019.38.6.475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Introduction: Research documents a robust relation between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and impairments in emotion-processing in youth, yet few evidence-based treatments targeting these deficits exist for youth with CU traits. This study examined a novel Emotion-Processing Skills Training (EPST) to target emotion recognition and perspective-taking deficits in adolescents with CU traits through an additive design. Methods: Fifty-six adolescents (Mage = 16.54, SD = .57, 83.9% male, 67.9% White/Caucasian) attending a voluntary residential program received treatment as usual (TAU) or the EPST intervention plus TAU (EPST + TAU) in a partially randomized trial. Assessments were conducted at four time-points, and they involved adolescent-, parent-, peer-, and staff-report. Outcomes of interest included emotion recognition, perspective-taking, CU traits, empathy, prosocial behaviors, social problems, and externalizing problems. Results: Participants who received EPST significantly improved more on perspective-taking at post-treatment than those who only received TAU. Those who only received TAU significantly declined on self-reported empathy and prosocial behaviors from baseline to 12-week follow-up, but those who received EPST declined less or had minimal change. Participants across conditions improved on self-reported CU traits, social problems, and externalizing problems and parent-reported CU traits, social problems, and externalizing problems across time. Discussion: The EPST intervention yielded largely comparable changes to TAU, but in some cases, EPST may have buffered participants from decline in their affective, social, and behavioral functioning. Implications for treatment of adolescents with CU traits are discussed.
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- Joyce H. L. Lui
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Washington State University
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Mayes SD, Lockridge R. Brief Report: How Accurate is Teacher Report of Autism Symptoms Compared to Parent Report? J Autism Dev Disord 2019; 48:1833-1840. [PMID: 29188585 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3325-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorder (CASD) completed by a psychologist (following standardized procedures integrating parent interview data, teacher report, and clinical observations) was compared with the CASD completed independently by mothers and teachers in 168 children with ASD and 40 with ADHD (1-12 years). The 30 CASD autism symptoms are scored as present or absent. Using mother scores 36% of children with ASD scored below the autism diagnostic cutoff, and 75% scored below the cutoff based on teacher scores. Many symptoms deemed present by the psychologist were not reported on the mother and teacher CASD. Mother-teacher correlations indicated little correspondence. Mother and teacher CASD scores should never be used alone. Diagnostic instruments must be administered following standardized procedures.
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- Susan D Mayes
- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry H073, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Dr., Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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Hill J, Pickles A, Wright N, Braithwaite E, Sharp H. Predictions of children's emotionality from evolutionary and epigenetic hypotheses. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2519. [PMID: 30792470 PMCID: PMC6384926 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39513-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Sex-dependent effects of mismatched prenatal-postnatal maternal conditions are predicted by combining two evolutionary hypotheses: that foetal conditions provide a forecast of likely postnatal environments (Predictive Adaptive Response), and that the female foetus is better adapted than the male to maternal adversity (Trivers-Willard hypothesis). Animal studies have implicated glucocorticoid mechanisms modifiable by effects of postnatal tactile stimulation on glucocorticoid receptor gene expression. In this study we examined behavioural predictions in humans based on these evolutionary and epigenetic models. Mothers in a general population cohort provided self-reported anxiety scores at 20 weeks pregnancy, and at 9 weeks, 14 months and 3.5 years postpartum, and frequency of infant stroking at 9 weeks. Mothers and teachers reported child symptoms at 7 years. SEM models with maximum-likelihood estimates made use of data from 887 participants. There was a three-way interaction between prenatal and postnatal anxiety and maternal stroking in the prediction of irritability, seen only in girls. This arose because lower maternal stroking was associated with higher irritability, only in the mismatched, low-high and high-low maternal anxiety groups. We provide evidence that mechanisms likely to have evolved well before the emergence of humans, contribute to the development of children’s emotionality and risk for depression.
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- Jonathan Hill
- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AL, UK.
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King College London, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King College London, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6BH, UK
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- Department of Psychological Science, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GB, UK
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Herman KC, Cohen D, Reinke WM, Ostrander R, Burrell L, McFarlane E, Duggan AK. Using latent profile and transition analyses to understand patterns of informant ratings of child depressive symptoms. J Sch Psychol 2018; 69:84-99. [PMID: 30558756 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Pardini DA, Byrd AL, Hawes SW, Docherty M. Unique Dispositional Precursors to Early-Onset Conduct Problems and Criminal Offending in Adulthood. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018; 57:583-592.e3. [PMID: 30071979 PMCID: PMC7045361 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to examine whether dispositional interpersonal callousness, negative emotionality, and hyperactivity/impulsivity uniquely influence the development of childhood-onset conduct problems and persistent criminal behavior in males, and to determine whether specific facets of negative emotionality (dysregulated anger versus anxiety) in childhood are differentially associated with the development of chronic antisocial behavior. METHOD Childhood dispositional features and conduct problems were assessed semiannually using parent- and teacher-report measures across 9 consecutive assessments in a school-based sample of 503 boys (∼7-11 years of age). Participants' criminal behavior was assessed using official records from adolescence into the early 30s. RESULTS Interpersonal callousness, dysregulated anger, and hyperactivity/impulsivity were uniquely associated with the development of childhood-onset conduct problems. None of these features significantly predicted official records of juvenile offending after controlling for co- occurring conduct problems. However, interpersonal callousness was robustly and uniquely associated with a pattern of persistent and violent adult offending that continued into the early 30s. In contrast, anxiety problems were inversely associated with criminal offending in adolescence and adulthood after controlling for conduct problems and the other dispositional factors. CONCLUSION Findings are consistent with theoretical models indicating that interpersonal callousness, dysregulated anger, and hyperactivity/impulsivity influence the development of childhood conduct problems. In contrast, anxiety problems in childhood tend to reduce the likelihood that boys will engage in later criminal offending. Results suggest that delinquency prevention programs should target children exhibiting features of interpersonal callousness, given that they are at high risk for engaging in chronic and violent offending in adulthood.
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA
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Kimonis ER, Fleming G, Briggs N, Brouwer-French L, Frick PJ, Hawes DJ, Bagner DM, Thomas R, Dadds M. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Adapted for Preschoolers with Callous-Unemotional Traits: An Open Trial Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 48:S347-S361. [DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1479966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre (Stats Central), The University of New South Wales
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University
- Learning Sciences Institute of Australia, Australian Catholic University
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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- School of Psychology, University of Sydney
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Georgiou G, Kimonis ER, Fanti KA. What do others feel? Cognitive empathy deficits explain the association between callous-unemotional traits and conduct problems among preschool children. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2018.1478810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- School of psychology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Docherty M, Kubik J, Herrera CM, Boxer P. Early maltreatment is associated with greater risk of conduct problems and lack of guilt in adolescence. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2018; 79:173-182. [PMID: 29475174 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Previous research indicates a link between childhood maltreatment and elevated conduct problems. Yet the literature is less clear on associations between maltreatment and callousness (e.g., lack of empathy or guilt). This is a critical gap given that callousness is a robust predictor of serious aggressive and violent behavior. We examine the association between substantiated maltreatment events in childhood and adolescence (up to age 13) and conduct problems and lack of guilt at age 14. We analyze self- and parent-report data along with official maltreatment records on 557 youth (50% female; 69% non-white) from a larger dataset (Longitudinal Studies on Childhood Abuse and Neglect; N = 1354). Results of multinomial logistic regression models indicate that youth with histories of substantiated maltreatment events are more likely to have elevated conduct problems and decreased guilt at age 14, particularly if they experienced maltreatment before the age of four years old. Youth who exhibit conduct problems and also appear to lack guilt are more likely to have a personal history of substantiated maltreatment. We discuss our results in terms of their implications for theory and practice.
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- School of Criminology, Rutgers University in Newark, NJ
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- Department of Psychology, Rutgers University in Newark, NJ
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Trait Impulsivity, and Externalizing Behavior in a Longitudinal Sample. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 45:1077-1089. [PMID: 27838891 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-016-0226-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is highly comorbid with and predictive of externalizing behavior, yet is most often examined categorically, not dimensionally. We tested a recently proposed trait impulsivity model by dimensionally examining measures of childhood inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity separately as predictors of later externalizing behavior in an all-female longitudinal sample of 228 young women. We also examined influences of parenting and peer relations, given the transactional nature and importance of environmental factors. We analyzed the relative contribution of hyperactive/impulsive (HI) and inattentive (IA) symptoms of girls with and without childhood-diagnosed ADHD (M age = 9.5; 140 ADHD and 88 Comparison) to the development of externalizing behaviors in adolescence (M age = 14.2) and early adulthood (M age = 19.6). Authoritarian parenting was examined as a moderator and adolescent externalizing behavior as a mediator of the relation between childhood HI and later externalizing behavior. Childhood HI symptoms significantly predicted multiple externalizing behaviors in adolescence and early adulthood, after accounting for IA and covariates (ΔR 2 ranged from 2.6 to 7.5 %). Mother's authoritarian parenting moderated this relation. Adolescent externalizing behavior mediated the relation between childhood HI symptoms and early adult externalizing behavior. In no case did childhood IA significantly predict externalizing behavior after accounting for HI symptoms. Findings support a trait impulsivity model, as HI symptoms, but not IA symptoms, significantly predicted later externalizing behavior. Results support the importance of dimensional predictors of developmental trajectories. We discuss implications for assessment, intervention, and future research.
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Gremillion ML, Smith TE, Martel MM. Verbal Working Memory as a Longitudinal Mechanism of Vocabulary Problems in Preschoolers with ADHD. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT 2018; 40:130-138. [PMID: 38486942 PMCID: PMC10939059 DOI: 10.1007/s10862-017-9625-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Elucidation of early potential risk factors of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is important to allow for early identification of ADHD and targeted early intervention for children with ADHD. Delayed language skills, particularly poor vocabulary, is an early-developing potential risk factor that is thought to be involved in developmental pathways to ADHD; however, mechanisms explaining the relationship between poor vocabulary skills and ADHD symptoms are unclear and warrant investigation. The present study examines the relationship between poor vocabulary skills and ADHD symptoms by testing cognitive mechanisms, namely verbal working memory (WM), that might account for this link. Participants were 109 young children between the ages of three and six and their primary caregivers. Diagnostic information on ADHD symptoms was available from parents and teachers/daycare providers via standardized rating forms. Vocabulary skills and WM were measured through child performance on laboratory tasks. Mediation analyses found poor verbal working memory significantly partially explained the vocabulary-ADHD association for both parent and teacher-rated ADHD symptoms. Further, effects of verbal WM on the association between poor vocabulary and increased ADHD symptoms largely held at one-year follow-up. Development of early interventions targeting verbal WM may be a promising new direction for early ADHD intervention work.
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- Monica L. Gremillion
- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 111G Kastle Hall, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 111G Kastle Hall, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Psychology Department, University of Kentucky, 207C Kastle Hall, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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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] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The ability to empathise relies in part on using one's own affective experience to simulate the affective experience of others. This process is supported by a number of brain areas including the anterior insula (AI), anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), and the amygdala. Children with conduct problems (CP), and in particular those with high levels of callous-unemotional traits (CP/HCU) present with less empathy than their peers. They also show reduced neural response in areas supporting empathic processing when viewing other people in distress. The current study focused on identifying brain areas co-activated during affective introspection of: i) One's own emotions (‘Own emotion’); ii) Others' emotions (‘Other emotion’); and iii) One's feelings about others' emotions (‘Feel for other’) during fearful vs neutral scenarios in typically developing boys (TD; n = 31), boys with CP/HCU (n = 31), and boys with CP and low levels of CU (CP/LCU; n = 33). The conjunction analysis across conditions within the TD group revealed significant clusters of activation in the AI, ACC/mPFC, and occipital cortex. Conjunction analyses across conditions in the CP/HCU and CP/LCU groups did not identify these areas as significantly activated. However, follow-up analyses were not able to confirm statistically significant differences between groups across the whole network, and Bayes-factor analyses did not provide substantial support for either the null or alternate hypotheses. Post-hoc comparisons indicated that the lack of conjunction effects in the CP/HCU group may reflect reduced affective introspection in the ‘Other emotion’ and ‘Feel for other’ conditions, and by reduced affective introspection in the ‘Own emotion’ condition in the CP/LCU group. These findings provide limited and ultimately equivocal evidence for altered affective introspection regarding others in CP/HCU, and altered affective introspection for own emotions in CP/LCU, and highlight the need for further research to systematically investigate the precise nature of empathy deficits in children with CP. A core affective introspective network was detected in typically developing children This was active when introspecting about their emotions, another's emotions, or how they felt for another This network was not consistently detected in children with conduct problems Direct comparisons were however unable to detect significant differences in this network between groups Future work must carefully assess and compare deliberative and incidental socio-affective processing in these children
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Gudmundsen GR, Rhew IC, McCauley E, Kim J, Vander Stoep A. Emergence of Depressive Symptoms from Kindergarten to Sixth Grade. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 48:501-515. [PMID: 29411996 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1410823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study documents the emergence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in a community sample of school-age children and describes the temporal progression of symptoms leading to depressive episodes. Caregivers of 468 seventh graders reported retrospectively the manifestation of 14 symptoms of depression and anxiety in their children from kindergarten through sixth grade. The sample was balanced by sex and reflected the racial and economic diversity of the urban school district. Childhood period prevalence was calculated for each symptom, and discrete time survival analyses compared likelihoods of early symptom emergence in children who did and did not meet diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) by ninth grade. Symptom prevalence ranged between 20% (excessive guilt) and 50% (concentration problems) during the elementary school years. The 4-year period prevalence of MDD was 8.9%, 95% confidence interval [6.5%, 12.1%]. Low energy, excessive worry, excessive guilt, anhedonia, social withdrawal, and sadness or depressed mood were each associated with a significantly higher likelihood of onset of MDD. Compared to girls, boys were more likely to exhibit sad mood, fatigue, and trouble concentrating. Children who later met criteria for MDD demonstrated a significantly higher likelihood of showing core features of depressive and anxiety disorders during their elementary school years. The findings underscore the importance of recognizing early signs and developing interventions to help children manage early symptoms and prevent later psychiatric illness.
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- Gretchen R Gudmundsen
- a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , University of Washington School of Medicine
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- a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , University of Washington School of Medicine
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- a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , University of Washington School of Medicine.,b Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Seattle Children's Hospital
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- c College of Nursing , Seattle University
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- d Department of Epidemiology , University of Washington School of Public Health
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Cardinale EM, Breeden AL, Robertson EL, Lozier LM, Vanmeter JW, Marsh AA. Externalizing behavior severity in youths with callous-unemotional traits corresponds to patterns of amygdala activity and connectivity during judgments of causing fear. Dev Psychopathol 2018; 30:191-201. [PMID: 28535830 PMCID: PMC7055507 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579417000566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Callous-unemotional (CU) traits characterize a subgroup of youths with conduct problems who exhibit low empathy, fearlessness, and elevated externalizing behaviors. The current study examines the role of aberrant amygdala activity and functional connectivity during a socioemotional judgment task in youths with CU traits, and links these deficits to externalizing behaviors. Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to compare neural responses in 18 healthy youths and 30 youths with conduct problems and varying levels of CU traits as they evaluated the acceptability of causing another person to experience each of several emotions, including fear. Neuroimaging analyses examined blood oxygenation level dependent responses and task-dependent functional connectivity. High-CU youths exhibited left amygdala hypoactivation relative to healthy controls and low-CU youths primarily during evaluations of causing others fear. CU traits moderated the relationship between externalizing behavior and both amygdala activity and patterns of functional connectivity. The present data suggest that CU youths' aberrant amygdala activity and connectivity affect how they make judgments about the acceptability of causing others emotional distress, and that these aberrations represent risk factors for externalizing behaviors like rule breaking and aggression. These findings suggest that reducing externalizing behaviors in high-CU youths may require interventions that influence affective sensitivity.
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From Childhood Conduct Problems to Poor Functioning at Age 18 Years: Examining Explanations in a Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018; 57:54-60.e4. [PMID: 29301670 PMCID: PMC5772703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.09.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Childhood conduct problems are associated with poor functioning in early adulthood. We tested a series of hypotheses to understand the mechanisms underlying this association. METHOD We used data from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a birth cohort of 2,232 twins born in England and Wales in 1994 and 1995, followed up to age 18 years with 93% retention. Severe conduct problems in childhood were assessed at ages 5, 7, and 10 years using parent and teacher reports. Poor functioning at age 18 years, including cautions and convictions, daily cigarette smoking, heavy drinking, and psychosocial difficulties, was measured through interviews with participants and official crime record searches. RESULTS Participants 18 years old with versus without a childhood history of severe conduct problems had greater rates of each poor functional outcome, and they were more likely to experience multiple poor outcomes. This association was partly accounted for by concurrent psychopathology in early adulthood, as well as by early familial risk factors, both genetic and environmental. Childhood conduct problems, however, continued to predict poor outcomes at age 18 years after accounting for these explanations. CONCLUSION Children with severe conduct problems display poor functioning at age 18 years because of concurrent problems in early adulthood and familial risk factors originating in childhood. However, conduct problems also exert a lasting effect on young people's lives independent of these factors, pointing to early conduct problems as a target for early interventions aimed at preventing poor functional outcomes.
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Roberts R, McCrory E, Joffe H, De Lima N, Viding E. Living with conduct problem youth: family functioning and parental perceptions of their child. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018; 27:595-604. [PMID: 29204740 PMCID: PMC5945745 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-1088-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Parenting children with conduct problems (CP) is challenging, yet very little is known about the impact of the child's behaviour on family functioning or how parents of children with CP perceive their child. The aim of this research was to examine whether families with children with CP and high vs. low levels of callous-unemotional traits (HCU vs. LCU) experience differences in family functioning and parental perceptions. One hundred and one parents/caregivers of boys aged 11-16 [Typically developing (TD) n = 31; CP/HCU n = 35; CP/LCU n = 35] completed the McMaster Family Assessment Device, measuring multiple domains of family functioning. Parents/caregivers also completed a written statement describing their child, used for qualitative analysis. Families with CP/HCU children had poorer affective involvement than TD (p = 0.00; d = - 1.17) and CP/LCU (p = 0.03; d = - 0.62) families. Families with CP/HCU children showed significantly poorer general family functioning (p = 0.04; d = - 0.63) and more poorly defined family roles (p = 0.005; d = - 0.82) than families with TD children. Qualitative analyses indicated that parents/caregivers of CP/HCU children characterised them as having a dichotomous personality and being superficially charming. CP/LCU children were characterised as cheeky and endearing, with parents reporting good rapport. Families with CP/HCU children presented with specific difficulties in affective involvement and parents described challenges which were in line with the child's specific presentation of lack of empathy and shallow affect. These findings may be used to help clinicians identify targets for family interventions.
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- Ruth Roberts
- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP, UK.
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP UK
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- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP UK
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Cardinale EM, Marsh AA. The Reliability and Validity of the Inventory of Callous Unemotional Traits: A Meta-Analytic Review. Assessment 2017; 27:57-71. [DOI: 10.1177/1073191117747392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a Limited Prosocial Emotions specifier was added to the conduct disorder diagnostic criteria to designate a subgroup of children who exhibit callous unemotional (CU) traits. The Inventory of Callous Unemotional Traits (ICU) is the only dedicated measure of CU traits and was influential in the development of the Limited Prosocial Emotions specifier. Despite its role in the research and diagnosis of CU traits, some questions have persisted regarding the internal consistency and validity of the ICU and its three subscales: callous, uncaring, and unemotional. Results of a meta-analysis revealed acceptable internal consistency and external validity for total ICU, callous, and uncaring scores, but not unemotional scores. These results support the utility of the total ICU, callous, and uncaring scales, but indicate weaknesses in the scale or construct of unemotionality as it relates to interpersonal callousness, uncaring, and antisociality.
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Maltreatment and Social Support on Children's Social Competence Across Reporters. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2017; 48:741-753. [PMID: 27878415 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-016-0698-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Children's social competence is a key characteristic of resilience, yet little research has assessed contributing factors to this construct. The objectives of this study were to examine direct and indirect effects of maltreatment on children's social competence, the promotive role of child and caregiver social support, and factors contributing to reports of child social competence across informants. Structural equation modeling evaluated the influence of CPS report history, child adjustment, and child and caregiver social support on child social competence in n = 783 caregiver-child dyads. CPS report history (age 0-8) was indirectly related to low social competence through child adjustment problems. Social support was a significant promotive factor of child social competence, with caregiver social supports predicting higher levels of parent-reported child social competence. Child social support predicted self-reported child social competence. Findings reinforce the assertion that both caregiver and child social support networks are critical to promoting child well-being after adversity.
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O'Nions E, Lima CF, Scott SK, Roberts R, McCrory EJ, Viding E. Reduced Laughter Contagion in Boys at Risk for Psychopathy. Curr Biol 2017; 27:3049-3055.e4. [PMID: 28966092 PMCID: PMC5640510 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Humans are intrinsically social animals, forming enduring affiliative bonds [1]. However, a striking minority with psychopathic traits, who present with violent and antisocial behaviors, tend to value other people only insofar as they contribute to their own advancement [2, 3]. Extant research has addressed the neurocognitive processes associated with aggression in such individuals, but we know remarkably little about processes underlying their atypical social affiliation. This is surprising, given the importance of affiliation and bonding in promoting social order and reducing aggression [4, 5]. Human laughter engages brain areas that facilitate social reciprocity and emotional resonance, consistent with its established role in promoting affiliation and social cohesion [6, 7, 8]. We show that, compared with typically developing boys, those at risk for antisocial behavior in general (irrespective of their risk of psychopathy) display reduced neural response to laughter in the supplementary motor area, a premotor region thought to facilitate motor readiness to join in during social behavior [9, 10, 11]. Those at highest risk for developing psychopathy additionally show reduced neural responses to laughter in the anterior insula. This region is implicated in auditory-motor processing and in linking action tendencies with emotional experience and subjective feelings [10, 12, 13]. Furthermore, this same group reports reduced desire to join in with the laughter of others—a behavioral profile in part accounted for by the attenuated anterior insula response. These findings suggest that atypical processing of laughter could represent a novel mechanism that impoverishes social relationships and increases risk for psychopathy and antisocial behavior. Psychopathic traits are associated with a lack of enduring affiliative bonds Listening to human laughter engages brain areas that facilitate emotional resonance Boys at risk of psychopathy have reduced neural/behavioral responses to laughter This could reflect a mechanism underpinning reduced social connectedness
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- Elizabeth O'Nions
- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK; Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Queen Square, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, UK; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, Porto, Portugal; Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Queen Square, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK.
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