TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Examining the potential link between child maltreatment and callous-unemotional traits in children and adolescents: a multilevel analysis
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Joyner, Bridget
A1  - Beaver, Kevin M.
SP  - e105327
EP  - e105327
VL  - 122
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: There is a great deal of research indicating that callous-unemotional traits in childhood are among the strongest predictors of adult psychopathy and psychopathic traits. As a result, there has been a recent surge of studies examining potential risk factors that may be related to the development of callous-unemotional traits. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The current study sought to extend prior research examining potential risk factors for the development of callous-unemotional traits by estimating the extent to which child maltreatment related to callous-unemotional traits in children and adolescents. PARTICIPANTS: To do so, the study uses a longitudinal sample of 4579 male and female youths drawn from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW I) across four waves of data. Data collection ran from November 1999 to December 2006. <br><br>METHODS: A series of multilevel random-effects models were estimated in order to examine the association between child maltreatment and callous-unemotional traits. <br><br>RESULTS: The results of the analyses revealed a significant association between child maltreatment and callous-unemotional traits across all the models. Additionally, our models demonstrated that the association between child maltreatment and callous-unemotional traits may be dependent upon the biological sex of the individual with child maltreatment having a stronger effect on males than females (β = 0.15*). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our analyses lend support to prior research examining child maltreatment as a risk factor for the development of callous-unemotional traits in youth. We conclude by discussing the implications of our study and considerations for future research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105327
ID  - ref1
ER  -