Assessment of “juvenile psychopathy” and its association with violence: a critical review

Edens, John F.; Skeem, Jennifer L.; Cruise, Keith R.; Cauffman, Elizabeth

doi:10.1002/bsl.425.abs

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“…Taken together, the current findings contribute to justify the study of psychopathic-like personality in young populations, trying to overcome some of the controversies and limitations suggested in previous research (e.g., Edens et al, 2001). As long as we know, this is one of the few studies that have examined the stability of psychopathic-like personality with a multimethod and multi-informant approach, spanning a six-year period from childhood to adolescence, and analyzing the longitudinal relationship among specific stability/change patterns and some relevant behavioral and psychosocial problems during adolescence.…”

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Assessing the Stability of Psychopathic Traits: Adolescent Outcomes in a Six-Year Follow-Up

2014

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Previous research has shown the relevance of psychopathic traits as predictors of severe and persistent antisocial behavior. Given that personality traits refer to developmental constructs, the main purposes of this study were to analyze the stability of psychopathic traits from childhood to adolescence, and to examine differential outcomes derived from distinctive pathways of stability and change. Data was collected in a Spanish sample of 138 children aged 6-11 at the onset of the study (T1), and 12-17 in the subsequent follow-up conducted 6 years later (T2). The stability of psychopathic traits was assessed in terms of differential continuity (rank-order), absolute stability (mean-level) and individual-level change (Reliable Change Index). Results confirmed that psychopathic traits remained moderately to highly stable from childhood to adolescence (p < .001). There were, however, some differences depending on the informant (parents vs. teachers) and the particular assessment method used (rank order vs. mean-level and RCI). A stable high and an increasing developmental pattern of psychopathic traits were related with severe adolescent behavioral and psychosocial problems (ŋ² = .10-.36). These results support the usefulness of youth psychopathic personality as a developmental construct, and highlight its relevance as a predictor of long-lasting maladjustment, with relevant implications in terms of prevention and treatment.

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Assessing the Stability of Psychopathic Traits: Adolescent Outcomes in a Six-Year Follow-Up

2014

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“…Further, there has not been enough research on the ability of measures of psychopathic traits to predict future criminality and violence in youth to warrant its widespread use as a violence risk tool (Edens, Skeem, Cruise, & Cauffman, 2001). Our cross-sectional findings in no way contribute to this literature on the predictive utility of these traits in youth (see Frick et al, 2005).…”

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The association of psychopathic traits with aggression and delinquency in non‐referred boys and girls

Marsee¹,

Silverthorn²,

Frick

2005

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The current study investigated the association of psychopathic traits with aggression and delinquency in a non-referred sample of boys (n=86) and girls (n=114) in the fifth through ninth grades at two public schools in a large urban area. Psychopathic traits were measured by both teacher- and self-report ratings, whereas aggression and delinquency were assessed through self-report ratings. Self-reported psychopathic traits were associated with both aggression and delinquency and teacher-reported psychopathic traits were associated with higher levels of aggression. There were no clear differences for the callous-unemotional, narcissism, or impulsivity dimensions in their associations with aggression and delinquency. Also, psychopathic traits predicted aggression and delinquency for both boys and girls. The one clear gender difference was in the stronger associations between psychopathic traits and relational aggression for girls.

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“…This coupled with decades of research showing that the prevalence of antisocial behavior rises and peaks during adolescence and then greatly dissipates for most individuals by adulthood (e.g., Farrington 1986) further underscores the need to consider atypical processes from a baseline of typical development (Cummings et al 2000; Sroufe and Rutter 1984). Along these lines, manifestations of ASB and psychopathic features also change over time, specifically with regard to frequency and severity (Edens et al 2001; Hinshaw and Lee 2003). Consequently, research on the mechanisms underlying these behaviors at various points in development may have very different implications, and efforts to maintain a more developmentally homogenous sample are particularly important with regard to interpretation.…”

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Antisocial Behavior, Psychopathic Features and Abnormalities in Reward and Punishment Processing in Youth

Byrd

Loeber

Pardini

2013

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

128

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A better understanding of what leads youth to initially engage in antisocial behavior (ASB) and more importantly persist with such behaviors into adulthood has significant implications for prevention and intervention efforts. A considerable number of studies using behavioral and neuroimaging techniques have investigated abnormalities in reward and punishment processing as potential causal mechanisms underlying ASB. However, this literature has yet to be critically evaluated, and there are no comprehensive reviews that systematically examine and synthesize these findings. The goal of the present review is twofold. The first aim is to examine the extent to which youth with ASB are characterized by abnormalities in (1) reward processing; (2) punishment processing; or (3) both reward and punishment processing. The second aim is to evaluate whether aberrant reward and/or punishment processing is specific to or most pronounced in a subgroup of antisocial youth with psychopathic features. Studies utilizing behavioral methods are first reviewed, followed by studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging. An integration of theory and research across multiple levels of analysis is presented in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of reward and punishment processing in antisocial youth. Findings are discussed in terms of developmental and contextual considerations, proposed future directions and implications for intervention.

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Assessment of “juvenile psychopathy” and its association with violence: a critical review

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Assessing the Stability of Psychopathic Traits: Adolescent Outcomes in a Six-Year Follow-Up

Assessing the Stability of Psychopathic Traits: Adolescent Outcomes in a Six-Year Follow-Up

The association of psychopathic traits with aggression and delinquency in non‐referred boys and girls

Antisocial Behavior, Psychopathic Features and Abnormalities in Reward and Punishment Processing in Youth

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