Affective startle potentiation differentiates primary and secondary variants of juvenile psychopathy / Eva R. KIMONIS in Development and Psychopathology, 29-4 (October 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 29-4 (October 2017) . - p.1149-1160 Titre : Affective startle potentiation differentiates primary and secondary variants of juvenile psychopathy Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Eva R. KIMONIS, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Natalie GOULTER, Auteur ; Jason HALL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1149-1160 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Individuals with psychopathic traits show an attenuated emotional response to aversive stimuli. However, recent evidence suggests heterogeneity in emotional reactivity among individuals with psychopathic or callous–unemotional (CU) traits in the identification of primary and secondary subtypes, or variants. We hypothesized that primary CU variants will respond with blunted affect to negatively valenced stimuli, whereas individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment, fitting with theoretical conceptualizations of secondary psychopathy, will display heightened emotional reactivity. To test this hypothesis, we examined fear-potentiated startle between CU variants while viewing aversive, pleasant, and neutral scenes. Two hundred thirty-eight incarcerated adolescent (M age = 16.8 years, SD = 1.11 years) boys completed a picture-startle paradigm and self-report questionnaires assessing CU traits, aggressive behavior, and maltreatment. Latent profile analysis of CU trait, aggression, and maltreatment scores identified four classes: primary psychopathy variants (high CU traits, high aggression, low maltreatment; n = 46), secondary psychopathy variants (high CU traits, high aggression, high maltreatment; n = 42), and two nonpsychopathic groups differentiated on maltreatment experience (n = 148). Primary CU variants displayed reduced startle potentiation to aversive images relative to control, maltreated, and also secondary variants that exhibited greater startle modulation. Findings add to a rapidly growing body of literature supporting the possibility of multiple developmental pathways to psychopathic traits (i.e., equifinality), and extend it by finding support for divergent potential biomarkers between primary and secondary CU variants. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579416001206 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=312 [article] Affective startle potentiation differentiates primary and secondary variants of juvenile psychopathy [texte imprimé] / Eva R. KIMONIS, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Natalie GOULTER, Auteur ; Jason HALL, Auteur . - p.1149-1160. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 29-4 (October 2017) . - p.1149-1160 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Individuals with psychopathic traits show an attenuated emotional response to aversive stimuli. However, recent evidence suggests heterogeneity in emotional reactivity among individuals with psychopathic or callous–unemotional (CU) traits in the identification of primary and secondary subtypes, or variants. We hypothesized that primary CU variants will respond with blunted affect to negatively valenced stimuli, whereas individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment, fitting with theoretical conceptualizations of secondary psychopathy, will display heightened emotional reactivity. To test this hypothesis, we examined fear-potentiated startle between CU variants while viewing aversive, pleasant, and neutral scenes. Two hundred thirty-eight incarcerated adolescent (M age = 16.8 years, SD = 1.11 years) boys completed a picture-startle paradigm and self-report questionnaires assessing CU traits, aggressive behavior, and maltreatment. Latent profile analysis of CU trait, aggression, and maltreatment scores identified four classes: primary psychopathy variants (high CU traits, high aggression, low maltreatment; n = 46), secondary psychopathy variants (high CU traits, high aggression, high maltreatment; n = 42), and two nonpsychopathic groups differentiated on maltreatment experience (n = 148). Primary CU variants displayed reduced startle potentiation to aversive images relative to control, maltreated, and also secondary variants that exhibited greater startle modulation. Findings add to a rapidly growing body of literature supporting the possibility of multiple developmental pathways to psychopathic traits (i.e., equifinality), and extend it by finding support for divergent potential biomarkers between primary and secondary CU variants. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579416001206 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=312

Conduct disorder with limited prosocial emotions: a multimethod study in criminal justice-involved boys / Olivier F. COLINS in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67-7 (July 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 67-7 (July 2026) . - p.1062-1072 Titre : Conduct disorder with limited prosocial emotions: a multimethod study in criminal justice-involved boys Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Olivier F. COLINS, Auteur ; Thomas CASSART, Auteur ; Emmely DELAMILLIEURE, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Melina Nicole KYRANIDES, Auteur ; Maria SIKKI, Auteur ; Maria PETRIDOU, Auteur ; Paul H.F. MEENS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1062-1072 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Callous-unemotional  Clinical Assessment of Prosocial Emotions  conduct disorder  subtyping Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background More than 10?years after its introduction in DSM-5, support for the ?limited prosocial emotions? specifier (LPE) for the diagnosis of conduct disorder (CD) remains scarce, possibly because studies failed to comprehensively assess the specifier and to include important characteristics. This study was designed to tackle both major limitations. Methods In a sample of 323 criminal justice-involved male adolescents (ages 16?17?years), diagnostic interviews were used to differentiate between males who meet criteria for both CD and the DSM-5 specifier (CD?+?LPE) and males who only meet criteria for CD (CD Only). Individual and environmental characteristics were measured by means of questionnaires and computerized tasks. Results The CD?+?LPE (vs. CD Only) group exhibited higher levels of aggression, delay discounting, and boldness, was more likely to be expelled from school, and had significantly more delinquent friends. Levels of treatment engagement and empathy also were lower in the CD?+?LPE group. The DSM-5 LPE specifier significantly added to the prediction of various of these characteristics beyond indices of CD severity (i.e., total number of CD symptoms and childhood-onset CD) and features of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, no significant group differences emerged for other characteristics (e.g., emotion recognition accuracy, anxiety, sensation seeking, response inhibition, and warm parenting). Conclusions Findings provide important and novel evidence to support the utility of the DSM-5 LPE specifier for CD. Some findings were unexpected, though, underscoring the need to replicate and extend the current results when testing the viability of this specifier. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70118 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=588 [article] Conduct disorder with limited prosocial emotions: a multimethod study in criminal justice-involved boys [texte imprimé] / Olivier F. COLINS, Auteur ; Thomas CASSART, Auteur ; Emmely DELAMILLIEURE, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Melina Nicole KYRANIDES, Auteur ; Maria SIKKI, Auteur ; Maria PETRIDOU, Auteur ; Paul H.F. MEENS, Auteur . - p.1062-1072. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 67-7 (July 2026) . - p.1062-1072 Mots-clés : Callous-unemotional  Clinical Assessment of Prosocial Emotions  conduct disorder  subtyping Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background More than 10?years after its introduction in DSM-5, support for the ?limited prosocial emotions? specifier (LPE) for the diagnosis of conduct disorder (CD) remains scarce, possibly because studies failed to comprehensively assess the specifier and to include important characteristics. This study was designed to tackle both major limitations. Methods In a sample of 323 criminal justice-involved male adolescents (ages 16?17?years), diagnostic interviews were used to differentiate between males who meet criteria for both CD and the DSM-5 specifier (CD?+?LPE) and males who only meet criteria for CD (CD Only). Individual and environmental characteristics were measured by means of questionnaires and computerized tasks. Results The CD?+?LPE (vs. CD Only) group exhibited higher levels of aggression, delay discounting, and boldness, was more likely to be expelled from school, and had significantly more delinquent friends. Levels of treatment engagement and empathy also were lower in the CD?+?LPE group. The DSM-5 LPE specifier significantly added to the prediction of various of these characteristics beyond indices of CD severity (i.e., total number of CD symptoms and childhood-onset CD) and features of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, no significant group differences emerged for other characteristics (e.g., emotion recognition accuracy, anxiety, sensation seeking, response inhibition, and warm parenting). Conclusions Findings provide important and novel evidence to support the utility of the DSM-5 LPE specifier for CD. Some findings were unexpected, though, underscoring the need to replicate and extend the current results when testing the viability of this specifier. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70118 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=588

Developmental trajectories of conduct problems from childhood to adolescence: Early childhood antecedents and outcomes in adolescence / Olivier F. COLINS in Development and Psychopathology, 37-5 (December 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 37-5 (December 2025) . - p.2416-2431 Titre : Developmental trajectories of conduct problems from childhood to adolescence: Early childhood antecedents and outcomes in adolescence Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Olivier F. COLINS, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Karin HELLFELDT, Auteur ; Louise FROGNER, Auteur ; Henrik ANDERSHED, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2416-2431 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adolescent outcomes  antecedents  conduct problems  cumulative risk  developmental trajectories Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children and adolescents display varying trajectories of conduct problems (CP), but it is unclear if these CP trajectories can be distinguished by childhood antecedents and adolescent outcomes. Therefore, we tested if child- and environmental-level risk factors predict CP trajectory membership and if CP trajectories are associated with developmental outcomes in adolescence. Six waves of data (teacher-, parent- and child self-reports) were used from 2,045 children. General growth mixture modeling identified four CP trajectories (waves 2-5): childhood-persistent, childhood-limited, adolescent-onset, and low CP. Relative to the adolescent-onset CP trajectory, wave 1 child- and environmental-level risk factors increased the likelihood of being in the childhood-persistent CP trajectory, though all but two (callous-unemotional traits and non-intact family) antecedents lost significance after controlling for wave 1 conduct problems. Few significant differences emerged in risk factors when comparing childhood-persistent and childhood-limited CP trajectories. Individuals identified in the adolescent-onset and childhood-persistent CP trajectories faced a higher risk for later maladjustment than those in the childhood-limited CP trajectory, whereas the adolescent-onset and childhood-persistent CP trajectories only differed in three out of 13 outcomes. Overall, findings indicate that individuals with CP are at risk for later maladjustment, but predicting the childhood-persistent trajectory of CP in young children is difficult. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424001949 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=572 [article] Developmental trajectories of conduct problems from childhood to adolescence: Early childhood antecedents and outcomes in adolescence [texte imprimé] / Olivier F. COLINS, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Karin HELLFELDT, Auteur ; Louise FROGNER, Auteur ; Henrik ANDERSHED, Auteur . - p.2416-2431. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 37-5 (December 2025) . - p.2416-2431 Mots-clés : adolescent outcomes  antecedents  conduct problems  cumulative risk  developmental trajectories Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children and adolescents display varying trajectories of conduct problems (CP), but it is unclear if these CP trajectories can be distinguished by childhood antecedents and adolescent outcomes. Therefore, we tested if child- and environmental-level risk factors predict CP trajectory membership and if CP trajectories are associated with developmental outcomes in adolescence. Six waves of data (teacher-, parent- and child self-reports) were used from 2,045 children. General growth mixture modeling identified four CP trajectories (waves 2-5): childhood-persistent, childhood-limited, adolescent-onset, and low CP. Relative to the adolescent-onset CP trajectory, wave 1 child- and environmental-level risk factors increased the likelihood of being in the childhood-persistent CP trajectory, though all but two (callous-unemotional traits and non-intact family) antecedents lost significance after controlling for wave 1 conduct problems. Few significant differences emerged in risk factors when comparing childhood-persistent and childhood-limited CP trajectories. Individuals identified in the adolescent-onset and childhood-persistent CP trajectories faced a higher risk for later maladjustment than those in the childhood-limited CP trajectory, whereas the adolescent-onset and childhood-persistent CP trajectories only differed in three out of 13 outcomes. Overall, findings indicate that individuals with CP are at risk for later maladjustment, but predicting the childhood-persistent trajectory of CP in young children is difficult. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424001949 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=572

Facial reactions to emotional films in young children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits / Eva R. KIMONIS in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64-3 (March 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 64-3 (March 2023) . - p.357-366 Titre : Facial reactions to emotional films in young children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Eva R. KIMONIS, Auteur ; Brandon LE, Auteur ; Georgette E. FLEMING, Auteur ; Melina N. KYRANIDES, Auteur ; Chara A. DEMETRIOU, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Bryan NEO, Auteur ; Ashneeta H. PRASAD, Auteur ; Amanda CHAN, Auteur ; David J. HAWES, Auteur ; Valsamma EAPEN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.357-366 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Elevated levels of callous-unemotional (CU) traits have proven useful for identifying a distinct subgroup of children whose conduct problems (CP) are early emerging, severe, persistent, and underpinned by aberrant emotional processing. The early childhood emotional experiences and expressions of CP subtypes are poorly understood, despite their importance to understanding the problematic attachments and atypical social affiliation experienced by children with elevated CU traits. The current study aimed to test for differences in facial emotional reactions to mood-inducing film clips in children with CP and varying levels of CU traits. Method We compared facial emotional reactions during a developmentally appropriate mood induction task in a mixed-sex sample of clinic-referred preschool children (Mage=3.64 years, SD=0.63, 66.9% male) classified as CP with elevated levels of CU traits (CP + CU; n=25) versus low CU traits (CP-only; n=47), and typically developing children (TD; n=28). Results Relative to TD children, children with clinical CP showed less congruent and more incongruent facial emotional expressions to sad and happy film clips, controlling for child sex, age, and ethnicity. Conclusions Consistent with older samples, young children with CP show atypical facial emotional expressions in response to positive and negative emotional stimuli. Findings have implications for developmental models of childhood antisocial behavior and can inform the development of targeted interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13701 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=493 [article] Facial reactions to emotional films in young children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits [texte imprimé] / Eva R. KIMONIS, Auteur ; Brandon LE, Auteur ; Georgette E. FLEMING, Auteur ; Melina N. KYRANIDES, Auteur ; Chara A. DEMETRIOU, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Bryan NEO, Auteur ; Ashneeta H. PRASAD, Auteur ; Amanda CHAN, Auteur ; David J. HAWES, Auteur ; Valsamma EAPEN, Auteur . - p.357-366. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 64-3 (March 2023) . - p.357-366 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Elevated levels of callous-unemotional (CU) traits have proven useful for identifying a distinct subgroup of children whose conduct problems (CP) are early emerging, severe, persistent, and underpinned by aberrant emotional processing. The early childhood emotional experiences and expressions of CP subtypes are poorly understood, despite their importance to understanding the problematic attachments and atypical social affiliation experienced by children with elevated CU traits. The current study aimed to test for differences in facial emotional reactions to mood-inducing film clips in children with CP and varying levels of CU traits. Method We compared facial emotional reactions during a developmentally appropriate mood induction task in a mixed-sex sample of clinic-referred preschool children (Mage=3.64 years, SD=0.63, 66.9% male) classified as CP with elevated levels of CU traits (CP + CU; n=25) versus low CU traits (CP-only; n=47), and typically developing children (TD; n=28). Results Relative to TD children, children with clinical CP showed less congruent and more incongruent facial emotional expressions to sad and happy film clips, controlling for child sex, age, and ethnicity. Conclusions Consistent with older samples, young children with CP show atypical facial emotional expressions in response to positive and negative emotional stimuli. Findings have implications for developmental models of childhood antisocial behavior and can inform the development of targeted interventions. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13701 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=493

Factors differentiating callous-unemotional children with and without conduct problems / Tina D. WALL in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57-8 (August 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 57-8 (August 2016) . - p.976-983 Titre : Factors differentiating callous-unemotional children with and without conduct problems Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Tina D. WALL, Auteur ; Paul J. FRICK, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Eva R. KIMONIS, Auteur ; Alexandros LORDOS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.976-983 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Conduct problems  callous-unemotional traits  parenting  executive functioning  impulsivity Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are a risk factor for a severe, aggressive, and persistent pattern of conduct problems (CP). This study investigated characteristics that might differentiate children with elevated CU traits with and without CP in an effort to identify factors that may reduce the risk for CP in children with limited prosocial emotions. Methods Utilizing a sample of 1,366 children from Cyprus, five groups were identified for further study based on latent profile analysis: low-risk (67.2%), high-CP/low-CU (7.9%), high-CU (9.4%), moderate-CP/CU (8.4%), and high-CP/CU (7.2%). The identified groups were compared on behavioral and social measures. Results There were significant main effects of group for: impulsivity and executive functioning; parenting; and connectedness to school. The high-CU group had significantly lower hyperactivity-impulsivity and executive functioning deficits, significantly higher self-regulation, and their mothers reported more maternal involvement and positive parenting than those in the high-CP/CU group. Also, the high-CU group showed more school connectedness than those in the high-CP/CU group. Conclusions These findings highlight several factors in the child and in his or her social environment that are associated with CU traits in the absence of serious CP and that may suggest targets for intervention for youth who may lack prosocial emotions. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12569 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=292 [article] Factors differentiating callous-unemotional children with and without conduct problems [texte imprimé] / Tina D. WALL, Auteur ; Paul J. FRICK, Auteur ; Kostas A. FANTI, Auteur ; Eva R. KIMONIS, Auteur ; Alexandros LORDOS, Auteur . - p.976-983. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 57-8 (August 2016) . - p.976-983 Mots-clés : Conduct problems  callous-unemotional traits  parenting  executive functioning  impulsivity Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are a risk factor for a severe, aggressive, and persistent pattern of conduct problems (CP). This study investigated characteristics that might differentiate children with elevated CU traits with and without CP in an effort to identify factors that may reduce the risk for CP in children with limited prosocial emotions. Methods Utilizing a sample of 1,366 children from Cyprus, five groups were identified for further study based on latent profile analysis: low-risk (67.2%), high-CP/low-CU (7.9%), high-CU (9.4%), moderate-CP/CU (8.4%), and high-CP/CU (7.2%). The identified groups were compared on behavioral and social measures. Results There were significant main effects of group for: impulsivity and executive functioning; parenting; and connectedness to school. The high-CU group had significantly lower hyperactivity-impulsivity and executive functioning deficits, significantly higher self-regulation, and their mothers reported more maternal involvement and positive parenting than those in the high-CP/CU group. Also, the high-CU group showed more school connectedness than those in the high-CP/CU group. Conclusions These findings highlight several factors in the child and in his or her social environment that are associated with CU traits in the absence of serious CP and that may suggest targets for intervention for youth who may lack prosocial emotions. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12569 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=292

The better of two evils? Evidence that children exhibiting continuous conduct problems high or low on callous–unemotional traits score on opposite directions on physiological and behavioral measures of fear / Kostas A. FANTI in Development and Psychopathology, 28-1 (February 2016)  

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Using self-reported callous-unemotional traits to cross-nationally assess the DSM-5 ‘With Limited Prosocial Emotions’ specifier / Eva R. KIMONIS in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56-11 (November 2015)  

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