A systematic review of primary and secondary callous-unemotional traits and psychopathy variants in youth

SG Craig, N Goulter, MM Moretti - Clinical Child and Family Psychology …, 2021 - Springer
Two variants of callous-unemotional (CU) traits and psychopathy have been proposed,
referred to as primary and secondary. Whereas primary variants are thought to be …

Evaluating callous‐unemotional traits as a personality construct

PJ Frick, JV Ray - Journal of personality, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluate the importance of callous‐unemotional (CU) traits as a personality construct in
isolation from other facets of psychopathy. Specifically, we review research suggesting that …

The Sensitivity to Threat and Affiliative Reward (STAR) model and the development of callous-unemotional traits

R Waller, N Wagner - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Research implicates callous-unemotional (CU) traits (ie, lack of empathy, prosociality, and
guilt, and reduced sensitivity to others' emotions) in the development of severe and …

[HTML][HTML] Association between childhood maltreatment and callous-unemotional traits in youth: A meta-analysis

JJ Todorov, RT Devine, SA De Brito - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Callous-unemotional (CU) traits (ie, lack of remorse or guilt, callous lack of
empathy, deficient concern for the feelings of others) in youth with conduct problems confer …

Clarifying the heterogeneity in psychopathic samples: Towards a new continuum of primary and secondary psychopathy

BO Yildirim, JJL Derksen - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Psychopathic individuals identified through contemporary instruments vary considerably in
personality and etiological background, which creates confusion in practice and …

The genetic underpinnings of callous-unemotional traits: A systematic research review

AA Moore, RJ Blair, JM Hettema… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Callous-unemotional (CU) traits represent the affective features of psychopathy
used to delineate youth at high risk for externalizing pathology. The genetic etiology CU …

Conduct problems in youth and the RDoC approach: A developmental, evolutionary-based view

P Fonagy, P Luyten - Clinical Psychology Review, 2018 - Elsevier
Problems related to aggression in young people are traditionally subsumed under the
header of conduct problems, which include conduct disorder and oppositional defiant …

Characterising youth with callous–unemotional traits and concurrent anxiety: Evidence for a high-risk clinical group

CAM Cecil, EJ McCrory, ED Barker, J Guiney… - European child & …, 2018 - Springer
Growing evidence supports the existence of two variants of youth with high callous–
unemotional (CU) traits who present with markedly different risk profiles and outcomes, with …

Exploring primary and secondary variants of psychopathy in adolescents in detention and in the community

M Docherty, P Boxer, LR Huesmann… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The current study aims to ascertain how different variants of callous–unemotional traits differ
in their psychopathology, exposure to aggression and violence, and aggressive and violent …

Variants of girls and boys with conduct disorder: Anxiety symptoms and callous-unemotional traits

F Euler, N Jenkel, C Stadler, K Schmeck… - Journal of abnormal …, 2015 - Springer
Recent research suggests that among the group of aggressive and antisocial adolescents,
there are distinct variants who exhibit different levels of anxiety symptoms and callous …