Late childhood interpersonal callousness and conduct problem trajectories interact to predict adult psychopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have demonstrated a robust association between interpersonal callousness (IC) and the development of severe and chronic conduct problems (CP) in youth. Although children exhibiting IC are also believed to be at particularly high risk for developing psychopathic personality features in adulthood, there is little longitudinal evidence supporting this assumption, particularly after controlling for co-occuring CP severity.

Methods

This study used data collected on a longitudinal cohort of boys (n = 508), with an oversampling of youth exhibiting elevated conduct problems. Analyses examined the unique and interactive association between latent growth curve trajectories of IC and CP assessed bi-annually from late childhood to early adolescence (~ages 10-13) and f

SUBMITTER: Hawes SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5340563 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature