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Predictive Validity of Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems with Respect to Adult Outcomes: High- and Low-Risk Samples.

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Goulter, N; Oberth, C; McMahon, RJ; Lansford, JE; Dodge, KA; Crowley, DM; Bates, JE; Pettit, GS
Published in: Child psychiatry and human development
October 2023

Current understanding of the predictive validity of callous-unemotional (CU) traits is limited by (a) the focus on externalizing psychopathology and antisocial behaviors, (b) a lack of long-term prospective longitudinal data, (c) samples comprised of high-risk or low-risk individuals. We tested whether adolescent CU traits and conduct problems were associated with theoretically relevant adult outcomes 12-18 years later. Participants were drawn from two studies: higher-risk Fast Track (FT; n = 754) and lower-risk Child Development Project (CDP; n = 585). FT: conduct problems positively predicted externalizing and internalizing psychopathology and partner violence, and negatively predicted health, wellbeing, and education. Three conduct problems × CU traits interaction effects were also found. CDP: CU traits positively predicted depression and negatively predicted health and education; conduct problems positively predicted externalizing and internalizing psychopathology and substance use, and negatively predicted wellbeing. CU traits did not provide incremental predictive validity for multiple adult outcomes relative to conduct problems.

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Child psychiatry and human development

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EISSN

1573-3327

ISSN

0009-398X

Publication Date

October 2023

Volume

54

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1321 / 1335

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk
  • Prospective Studies
  • Problem Behavior
  • Humans
  • Emotions
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Child
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Adult
 

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Goulter, N., Oberth, C., McMahon, R. J., Lansford, J. E., Dodge, K. A., Crowley, D. M., … Pettit, G. S. (2023). Predictive Validity of Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems with Respect to Adult Outcomes: High- and Low-Risk Samples. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 54(5), 1321–1335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01334-7
Goulter, Natalie, Carla Oberth, Robert J. McMahon, Jennifer E. Lansford, Kenneth A. Dodge, D Max Crowley, John E. Bates, and Gregory S. Pettit. “Predictive Validity of Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems with Respect to Adult Outcomes: High- and Low-Risk Samples.Child Psychiatry and Human Development 54, no. 5 (October 2023): 1321–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01334-7.
Goulter N, Oberth C, McMahon RJ, Lansford JE, Dodge KA, Crowley DM, et al. Predictive Validity of Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems with Respect to Adult Outcomes: High- and Low-Risk Samples. Child psychiatry and human development. 2023 Oct;54(5):1321–35.
Goulter, Natalie, et al. “Predictive Validity of Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems with Respect to Adult Outcomes: High- and Low-Risk Samples.Child Psychiatry and Human Development, vol. 54, no. 5, Oct. 2023, pp. 1321–35. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10578-022-01334-7.
Goulter N, Oberth C, McMahon RJ, Lansford JE, Dodge KA, Crowley DM, Bates JE, Pettit GS. Predictive Validity of Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems with Respect to Adult Outcomes: High- and Low-Risk Samples. Child psychiatry and human development. 2023 Oct;54(5):1321–1335.
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Published In

Child psychiatry and human development

DOI

EISSN

1573-3327

ISSN

0009-398X

Publication Date

October 2023

Volume

54

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1321 / 1335

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk
  • Prospective Studies
  • Problem Behavior
  • Humans
  • Emotions
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Child
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Adult