The Nature and Nurture of Callous-Unemotional Traits

Hyde, Luke W.; Dotterer, Hailey L.

doi:10.1177/09637214221121302

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“…The concept of psychopathy is complex and key debates are in no danger of rapid resolution (Miller & Lynam, 2012; Skeem & Cooke, 2010). Knowledge accumulation is iterative and slow, but insights and tools from personality science can help to accelerate the process (see Hyde & Dotterer, 2022 on callous and unemotional traits). No one need start fresh, however, should they desire to adopt some or all of our suggestions.…”

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“…We revisit this below, but for now what does exist suggests that Psychopathy Checklist -Revised scores over a 2-year period were less stable in adolescence (r = 0.31) than adulthood (r = 0.71; Cauffman et al, 2016). Heritability estimates were around 50% for rank order stability across individuals in 'callous-unemotional (CU) traits'-a construct related to psychopathy, particularly the domain of 'meanness' or 'antagonism' (see Figure 1 in Hyde & Dotterer, 2022 for a depiction of the overlap)-spanning approximately 5-year periods (Moore et al, 2019). Henry et al (2018) reported evidence that genetic factors at age 7 continued to capture portions of variation in CU traits at ages 9, 10, and 12 years old.…”

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“…Yet despite a limited body of evidence, this discussion makes no claims of being exhaustive. We intend this only as an illustration of applying some relevant thinking from personality science to scholarship on the construct of psychopathy (see Hyde & Dotterer, 2022).…”

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The science of psychopathy and some strategies for moving forward

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Individuals with psychopathic traits commit disproportionate amounts of crime (Hare, 1996), costing billions annually (Kiehl & Hoffman, 2011), while often creating general havoc in their social orbit (Smith & Lilienfeld, 2013). Given its ripple effects, the decades-long explosion of psychopathy research is unsurprising. For reasons we discuss, though, it is similarly unsurprising that certain foundational questions remain unresolved. Why do psychopathic traits vary and how do they develop over the life-course? Are the traits stable or malleable, and in either case what are the driving factors? Infusing it all are practical considerations about data and the requirements for producing answers. Relative to psychopathy, the study of normative personality has produced a deep reservoir of insight on these core issues, both empirical and theoretical (Briley & Tucker-Drob, 2017). We argue that by importing parts of their knowledge along with certain research designs, psychopathy research can take a rapid leap forward.

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“…Later twin research found that MZ twins receiving harsher treatment from parents showed a great frequency of CU traits, relative to their co-twins; however, not all studies concurred. Hyde and Dotterer (2022) noted that warm parenting can mitigate CU traits in children, illustrative of gene × environment interactions.…”

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From the Library of the Late Irving I. Gottesman: Memories and Treasures/Twin Research Reviews: Twin Study of Callous-Unemotional Traits; Depressive Symptoms in Prospective Chinese Twin Mothers; Twins With Sagittal Suture Craniosynostosis; Creative Expressiveness and Educational Achievement/Media Reports: Male-Female Twin Holocaust Survivors; Nontuplets Born in Mali; Indian Twins Marry Same Man; Twins Born From Longest-Frozen Embryos; Infant Twin Abduction; Twins Born in Different Years

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Twin Res Hum Genet

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The experience of going through the personal library of our late esteemed twin research colleague, Dr Irving I. Gottesman, is described. I came away with fond memories and unexpected treasures. This essay is followed by brief reviews of timely research on factors affecting callous-unemotional traits, depressive symptoms in prospective Chinese twin mothers, twins with sagittal suture craniosynostosis, and creative expressiveness and educational achievement. Media reports on informative topics of interest to researchers and the general public include male-female twin Holocaust survivors, nontuplets born in Mali, Indian twins who married the same man, twins born from the longest frozen embryos, an infant twin abduction and twins born in different years.

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“… 1 1 There is a well‐established association between clinically low levels of empathy (i.e., callous unemotional traits often present in conduct disorder; Hyde & Dotterer, 2022) and alcohol problems (Wymbs et al, 2012). We are referring to normative variation in empathy levels as assessed, for example, by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index questionnaire (Davis, 1980).…”

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Associations of state and trait empathy with daily alcohol use

Kumar

Ringwald

Wright

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Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research

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Background: A growing literature documents associations between lower trait empathy and heavier alcohol use and more alcohol problems in adolescent and young adult samples. Prior work linking empathy and alcohol use/problems in these populations has thus far focused on trait rather than state empathy, and researchers often do not differentiate between cognitive and affective empathy. Further, no prior studies have examined associations between daily fluctuations in state empathy and alcohol use. The goal of the current study is to advance knowledge about the associations between state (vs. trait) and cognitive (vs. affective) empathy and alcohol use.Methods: Adult alcohol drinkers (n = 492; M age = 22.89, SD = 5.53; 53.70% female) participated in ecological momentary assessment studies for 7 to 10 days (day n = 4683). Multilevel hurdle models were used to investigate associations between day-level state empathy and daily alcohol use at the within-person level, and associations between individual differences in trait empathy and alcohol use across days at the between-person level.Results: Higher day-level state affective empathy was not associated with the likelihood of drinking on a particular day, but it was significantly associated with a greater number of drinks consumed on alcohol-consuming days, with the latter associations remaining after controlling for day-level positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA).No associations were found for day-level state cognitive empathy, or trait affective or cognitive empathy.Conclusions: On drinking days, when individuals reported more affective empathy than is typical for them, they were more likely to consume a greater number of alcoholic drinks, results that remained when controlling for levels of PA and NA. Daily shifts in affective empathy may be important to consider in efforts to understand alcohol use.

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The Nature and Nurture of Callous-Unemotional Traits

Cited by 16 publications

References 37 publications

The science of psychopathy and some strategies for moving forward

The science of psychopathy and some strategies for moving forward

Associations of state and trait empathy with daily alcohol use

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