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Frick, Paul J.; White, Stuart F. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
The current paper reviews research suggesting that the presence of a callous and unemotional interpersonal style designates an important subgroup of antisocial and aggressive youth. Specifically, callous-unemotional (CU) traits (e.g., lack of guilt, absence of empathy, callous use of others) seem to be relatively stable across childhood and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Antisocial Behavior, Aggression, Psychological Patterns
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Munoz, Luna C.; Frick, Paul J.; Kimonis, Eva R.; Aucoin, Katherine J. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
The present study investigated differences in the behavioral and psychophysiological responses to provocation and in the level of callous-unemotional traits in boys exhibiting different patterns of aggression. Eighty-five boys (ages 13-18) in a juvenile detention center played a competitive computer task against a hypothetical peer who provided…
Descriptors: Aggression, Juvenile Justice, Males, Behavior Patterns
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Barry, Christopher T.; Frick, Paul J.; Adler, Kristy K.; Grafeman, Sarah J. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
We examined the predictive utility of narcissism among a community sample of children and adolescents (N=98) longitudinally. Analyses focused on the differential utility between maladaptive and adaptive narcissism for predicting later delinquency. Maladaptive narcissism significantly predicted self-reported delinquency at one-, two-, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
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Essau, Cecilia A.; Sasagawa, Satoko; Frick, Paul J. – Assessment, 2006
This study examined the structure, distribution, and correlates of a new measure of self-reported callous-unemotional (CU) traits in 1,443 adolescents (774 boys, 669 girls) between the ages of 13 to 18 years. The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits was subjected to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Exploratory…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Personality Measures
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Kimonis, Eva R.; Frick, Paul J.; Boris, Neil W.; Smyke, Anna T.; Cornell, Amy H.; Farrell, Jamie M.; Zeanah, Charles H. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
A behaviorally-uninhibited temperament, callous-unemotional (CU) features, and harsh parenting have been associated with specific patterns of aggressive behavior in older children and adolescents. We tested the additive and interactive effects of these factors in predicting different types of aggressive behavior in a high-risk preschool sample.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing, Preschool Children