TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing callous-unemotional traits in adolescent offenders
T2 - Validation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits
AU - Kimonis, Eva R.
AU - Frick, Paul J.
AU - Skeem, Jennifer L.
AU - Marsee, Monica A.
AU - Cruise, Keith
AU - Munoz, Luna C.
AU - Aucoin, Katherine J.
AU - Morris, Amanda S.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - The presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits designates an important subgroup of antisocial youth. To improve upon existing measures, the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) was developed to provide an efficient, reliable, and valid assessment of CU traits in samples of youth. The current study tests the factor structure and correlates of the ICU scale in a sample (n = 248) of juvenile offenders (188 boys, 60 girls) between the ages of 12 and 20 (M = 15.47, SD = 1.37). Confirmatory factor analyses are consistent with the presence of three independent factors (i.e., Uncaring, Callousness, and Unemotional) that relate to a higher-order callous-unemotional dimension. Also, CU traits overall showed associations with aggression, delinquency, and both psychophysiological and self-report indices of emotional reactivity. There were some important differences across the three facets of the ICU in their associations with these key external criteria.
AB - The presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits designates an important subgroup of antisocial youth. To improve upon existing measures, the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) was developed to provide an efficient, reliable, and valid assessment of CU traits in samples of youth. The current study tests the factor structure and correlates of the ICU scale in a sample (n = 248) of juvenile offenders (188 boys, 60 girls) between the ages of 12 and 20 (M = 15.47, SD = 1.37). Confirmatory factor analyses are consistent with the presence of three independent factors (i.e., Uncaring, Callousness, and Unemotional) that relate to a higher-order callous-unemotional dimension. Also, CU traits overall showed associations with aggression, delinquency, and both psychophysiological and self-report indices of emotional reactivity. There were some important differences across the three facets of the ICU in their associations with these key external criteria.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Aggression
KW - Assessment
KW - Callous-unemotional traits
KW - Delinquency
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45849083931&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 18514315
AN - SCOPUS:45849083931
SN - 0160-2527
VL - 31
SP - 241
EP - 252
JO - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -