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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"callous and unemotional traits"”.
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The Importance of Differentiating Between Traits of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Callous and Unemotional Traits
<p>The study assesses the apparent similarities and underlying differences between traits of autism spectrum disorder and callous and unemotional traits, and problematic sexual behaviors that can result in involvement in the juvenile justice system. The need to differentiate between these traits …
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Differences in Offending Patterns between Adolescent Sex Offenders High or Low in Callous and Unemotional Traits
… exists a group of adolescent sex offenders with callous and unemotional (CU) traits who seem to show a more severe pattern of sexual offending. The current study attempts to test the importance of these traits by comparing adolescent sex offenders high or low on CU traits based on victim and …
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Assessing Common Variance in Psychopathy Measures
Youth who demonstrate callous and unemotional traits along with aggressive antisocial behaviors are more likely than youth who do not display callous and unemotional traits to continue those acts into adulthood. Similarly there is support in the literature that the psychopathy construct measured in …
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An Investigation into Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Essential Fatty Acids, Event Related Potential Assessments of Brain Function and Behavioural Measures in Children and Adolescents with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
… acids (LC-PUFA) between male adolescents with and without ADHD, and the relationship between these and performance and event related potential (ERP) assessments of brain function and clinical behavioural measures. ERPs were also investigated in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled …
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Development of conduct problems in girls: Testing theoretical models and examining the role of puberty
In an attempt to understand girls' involvement conduct problems, this dissertation first reviews two existing theoretical approaches that provide an explanation for the development of conduct problems. Specifically, the available literature on the development and correlates of conduct problems in …
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Types of Aggression, Responsiveness to Provocation, and Psychopathic Traits
… differences in the experience of anger and the expression of angry aggression. Mixed proactive and reactive aggressive individuals exhibit reactive aggression but, unlike reactive aggressive individuals, fail to exhibit angry expressions or physiological arousal. Similar to the proactive …
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Exploring the Moderating Effects of CU traits on the Relationship Between Social Intelligence and Aggression
… examine the potential moderating effects of CU traits on the relationship between self-reported social intelligence and aggression in a community sample of boys and girls (ages 14-18). Four subtypes of aggression were measured: reactive overt, reactive relational, proactive overt, and proactive …
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Exploring Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in Youth: An Examination of Associations with Antisocial Behavior and Aggression
… to explore the differential associations of CU traits, narcissistic traits, and Machiavellian traits with overt aggression, relational aggression, delinquency, behavioral dysregulation, and emotional dysregulation in a community sample of boys and girls (ages 11-17). Results indicated that the …