Reduced prosocial motivation and effort in adolescents with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits / Peter MARTIN ; Patricia L. LOCKWOOD ; Jo CUTLER ; Matthew APPS ; Ruth ROBERTS ; Harriet PHILLIPS ; Katie BROWN ; Eamon J. MCCRORY ; Essi VIDING in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65-8 (August 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 65-8 (August 2024) . - p.1061-1071 Titre : Reduced prosocial motivation and effort in adolescents with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Peter MARTIN, Auteur ; Patricia L. LOCKWOOD, Auteur ; Jo CUTLER, Auteur ; Matthew APPS, Auteur ; Ruth ROBERTS, Auteur ; Harriet PHILLIPS, Auteur ; Katie BROWN, Auteur ; Eamon J. MCCRORY, Auteur ; Essi VIDING, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1061-1071 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Prosocial behaviours - acts that benefit others - are of crucial importance for many species including humans. However, adolescents with conduct problems (CP), unlike their typically developing (TD) peers, demonstrate markedly reduced engagement in prosocial behaviours. This pattern is particularly pronounced in adolescents with CP and high levels of callous-unemotional traits (CP/HCU) who are at increased risk of developing psychopathy in adulthood. While a substantial amount of research has investigated the cognitive-affective mechanisms thought to underlie antisocial behaviour, much less is known about the mechanisms that could explain reduced prosocial behaviours in adolescents with CP. Methods Here we examined the willingness to exert effort to benefit oneself (self) and another person (other, prosocial condition) in children with CP/HCU, CP and lower levels of CU traits (CP/LCU) and their TD peers. The task captured both prosocial choices, and actual effort exerted following prosocial choices, in adolescent boys aged 11-16 (27 CP/HCU; 34 CP/LCU; 33 TD). We used computational modelling to reveal the mechanistic processes involved when choosing prosocial acts. Results We found that both CP/HCU and CP/LCU groups were more averse to initiating effortful prosocial acts than TD adolescents - both at a cognitive and at a behavioural level. Strikingly, even if they chose to initiate a prosocial act, the CP/HCU group exerted less effort following this prosocial choice than other groups. Conclusions Our findings indicate that reduced exertion of effort to benefit others may be an important factor that differentiates adolescents with CP/HCU from their peers with CP/LCU. They offer new insights into what might drive low prosocial behaviour in adolescents with CP, including vulnerabilities that may particularly characterise those with high levels of CU traits. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13945 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=532 [article] Reduced prosocial motivation and effort in adolescents with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Peter MARTIN, Auteur ; Patricia L. LOCKWOOD, Auteur ; Jo CUTLER, Auteur ; Matthew APPS, Auteur ; Ruth ROBERTS, Auteur ; Harriet PHILLIPS, Auteur ; Katie BROWN, Auteur ; Eamon J. MCCRORY, Auteur ; Essi VIDING, Auteur . - p.1061-1071. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 65-8 (August 2024) . - p.1061-1071 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Prosocial behaviours - acts that benefit others - are of crucial importance for many species including humans. However, adolescents with conduct problems (CP), unlike their typically developing (TD) peers, demonstrate markedly reduced engagement in prosocial behaviours. This pattern is particularly pronounced in adolescents with CP and high levels of callous-unemotional traits (CP/HCU) who are at increased risk of developing psychopathy in adulthood. While a substantial amount of research has investigated the cognitive-affective mechanisms thought to underlie antisocial behaviour, much less is known about the mechanisms that could explain reduced prosocial behaviours in adolescents with CP. Methods Here we examined the willingness to exert effort to benefit oneself (self) and another person (other, prosocial condition) in children with CP/HCU, CP and lower levels of CU traits (CP/LCU) and their TD peers. The task captured both prosocial choices, and actual effort exerted following prosocial choices, in adolescent boys aged 11-16 (27 CP/HCU; 34 CP/LCU; 33 TD). We used computational modelling to reveal the mechanistic processes involved when choosing prosocial acts. Results We found that both CP/HCU and CP/LCU groups were more averse to initiating effortful prosocial acts than TD adolescents - both at a cognitive and at a behavioural level. Strikingly, even if they chose to initiate a prosocial act, the CP/HCU group exerted less effort following this prosocial choice than other groups. Conclusions Our findings indicate that reduced exertion of effort to benefit others may be an important factor that differentiates adolescents with CP/HCU from their peers with CP/LCU. They offer new insights into what might drive low prosocial behaviour in adolescents with CP, including vulnerabilities that may particularly characterise those with high levels of CU traits. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13945 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=532

Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces / Louise NEIL in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63-6 (June 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-6 (June 2022) . - p.655-662 Titre : Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Louise NEIL, Auteur ; Essi VIDING, Auteur ; Diana ARMBRUSTER-GENC, Auteur ; Matteo LISI, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur ; Georgia RANKIN, Auteur ; Molly SHARP, Auteur ; Harriet PHILLIPS, Auteur ; Jessica RAPLEY, Auteur ; Peter MARTIN, Auteur ; Eamon MCCRORY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.655-662 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Maltreatment  childhood adversity  face processing  peer relationships  trust Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment is associated with poorer social functioning and increased risk of mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood, but the processes underlying these associations remain unclear. Although crucial for establishing and maintaining relationships, trust judgements have not been experimentally investigated in children who have experienced abuse and neglect. METHODS: A community-based sample of 75 children aged 8-16?years with maltreatment documented on the basis of social services records, and a group of 70 peers matched on age, gender, cognitive ability, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity took part in the study. Children completed a trustworthiness face-judgement task in which they appraised the trustworthiness of unfamiliar facial stimuli varying along a computationally modelled trustworthiness dimension. RESULTS: In line with clinical observations that childhood maltreatment is associated with an atypical pattern of trust processing, children with maltreatment experience were significantly less likely than their peers to rate unfamiliar faces as trustworthy. Moreover, they were more variable in their trust attributions than their peers. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides compelling experimental evidence that children with documented maltreatment perceive others as less trustworthy than their peers and are less consistent in their estimates of trustworthiness in others. Over time, alterations in trust processing may disrupt the development of social bonds and contribute to 'social thinning' (a reduction in the extent and quality of social relationships), leaving children more vulnerable to environmental stressors, increasing risk of mental health difficulties. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13503 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=475 [article] Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Louise NEIL, Auteur ; Essi VIDING, Auteur ; Diana ARMBRUSTER-GENC, Auteur ; Matteo LISI, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur ; Georgia RANKIN, Auteur ; Molly SHARP, Auteur ; Harriet PHILLIPS, Auteur ; Jessica RAPLEY, Auteur ; Peter MARTIN, Auteur ; Eamon MCCRORY, Auteur . - p.655-662. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-6 (June 2022) . - p.655-662 Mots-clés : Maltreatment  childhood adversity  face processing  peer relationships  trust Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment is associated with poorer social functioning and increased risk of mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood, but the processes underlying these associations remain unclear. Although crucial for establishing and maintaining relationships, trust judgements have not been experimentally investigated in children who have experienced abuse and neglect. METHODS: A community-based sample of 75 children aged 8-16?years with maltreatment documented on the basis of social services records, and a group of 70 peers matched on age, gender, cognitive ability, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity took part in the study. Children completed a trustworthiness face-judgement task in which they appraised the trustworthiness of unfamiliar facial stimuli varying along a computationally modelled trustworthiness dimension. RESULTS: In line with clinical observations that childhood maltreatment is associated with an atypical pattern of trust processing, children with maltreatment experience were significantly less likely than their peers to rate unfamiliar faces as trustworthy. Moreover, they were more variable in their trust attributions than their peers. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides compelling experimental evidence that children with documented maltreatment perceive others as less trustworthy than their peers and are less consistent in their estimates of trustworthiness in others. Over time, alterations in trust processing may disrupt the development of social bonds and contribute to 'social thinning' (a reduction in the extent and quality of social relationships), leaving children more vulnerable to environmental stressors, increasing risk of mental health difficulties. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13503 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=475

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