Empathy in Youths with Conduct Disorder and Callous-Unemotional Traits
Joint Authors
Cerniglia, Luca
Inguaggiato, Emanuela
Milone, Annarita
Cristofani, Chiara
Levantini, Valentina
Masi, Gabriele
Paciello, Marinella
Simone, Francesca
Muratori, Pietro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Previous studies indicated that a lack of empathy could be considered the core feature of callous-unemotional (CU) traits in children and adolescents.
The present study is aimed at exploring relationships among CU traits, cognitive and emotional dimensions of empathy, emotion recognition (basic, social, and complex emotions), and history of maltreatment in a sample of youths with conduct disorder diagnosis.
The sample consisted of 60 Italian male patients (age range 11-17 years, mean age 13.27±1.90 years) referred to the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Pisa, Italy).
In the whole sample, the levels of CU traits were significantly negatively associated with both cognitive and emotional dimensions of empathy; in addition, the CD patients with high levels of CU traits show significantly lower levels of empathic concern compared to those with low levels of CU traits.
Clinical implications of the findings are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Milone, Annarita& Cerniglia, Luca& Cristofani, Chiara& Inguaggiato, Emanuela& Levantini, Valentina& Masi, Gabriele…[et al.]. 2019. Empathy in Youths with Conduct Disorder and Callous-Unemotional Traits. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201694
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Milone, Annarita…[et al.]. Empathy in Youths with Conduct Disorder and Callous-Unemotional Traits. Neural Plasticity No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201694
American Medical Association (AMA)
Milone, Annarita& Cerniglia, Luca& Cristofani, Chiara& Inguaggiato, Emanuela& Levantini, Valentina& Masi, Gabriele…[et al.]. Empathy in Youths with Conduct Disorder and Callous-Unemotional Traits. Neural Plasticity. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201694
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1201694