Throwing Caution to the Wind: Callous-Unemotional Traits and Risk Taking in Adolescents

Centifanti, Luna C. Muñoz; Modecki, Kathryn L.

doi:10.1080/15374416.2012.719460

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“…Likewise, Marini and Stickle [136] found an inverse correlation between the CU traits of incarcerated youth reward responsivity on a laboratory task. Centifanti and Modecki [137] reported a similar finding among a large sample of high-school students.…”

Section: Development Of Psychopathic Violencesupporting

confidence: 58%

The Development of Severe and Chronic Violence Among Youth: The Role of Psychopathic Traits and Reward Processing

Reidy¹,

Krusemark

Kosson

et al. 2017

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Psychopathic traits are a manifestation of a personality pathology that comprises a core affective-interpersonal dysfunction (callous-unemotional traits) and an impulsive-antisocial behavioral component. Of particular importance, psychopathic traits are associated with the perpetration of some of the most severe acts of violence, and they appear to indicate a subset of youth at risk for earlier onset, greater frequency, and persistence of violent offending. Although these youth represent a minority of the population, they commit a significant proportion of the violence in the general community. In our review, we highlight evidence of a unique neurobiological predisposition that underlies the core affective deficits and describe contemporary accounts for the developmental processes leading to the antisocial behavior associated with psychopathy. Current evidence suggests that, for this subset of youth, the structure and function of neural circuitry supporting emotion processing, reward learning, decision making, and the development of emotion related to empathy may be crucial to understanding why they are at risk for violence. In particular, a reward dominant pattern of neurobehavioral conditioning may explain how these youth progress to some of the most severe and persistent forms of violence. However, this pattern of conditioning may also be essential to the primary prevention of such deleterious behavior. We suspect that effective strategies to prevent such violence may ultimately be informed by understanding these affective and motivational mechanisms.

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Section: Development Of Psychopathic Violencesupporting

confidence: 58%

The Development of Severe and Chronic Violence Among Youth: The Role of Psychopathic Traits and Reward Processing

Reidy¹,

Krusemark

Kosson

et al. 2017

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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“…After controlling for sensation seeking and impulsivity, CU traits were associated with less risk taking following reward (i.e., the number of button presses following a non-popped balloon; Marini and Stickle 2010). Similarly, Centifanti and Modecki (2013) examined the association between CU traits, risk taking and peer influence in a large community sample and found no association between CU traits and overall risk taking after accounting for gender and peer influence. Moreover, CU traits were associated with less risk taking following reward.…”

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Antisocial Behavior, Psychopathic Features and Abnormalities in Reward and Punishment Processing in Youth

Byrd

Loeber

Pardini

2013

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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A better understanding of what leads youth to initially engage in antisocial behavior (ASB) and more importantly persist with such behaviors into adulthood has significant implications for prevention and intervention efforts. A considerable number of studies using behavioral and neuroimaging techniques have investigated abnormalities in reward and punishment processing as potential causal mechanisms underlying ASB. However, this literature has yet to be critically evaluated, and there are no comprehensive reviews that systematically examine and synthesize these findings. The goal of the present review is twofold. The first aim is to examine the extent to which youth with ASB are characterized by abnormalities in (1) reward processing; (2) punishment processing; or (3) both reward and punishment processing. The second aim is to evaluate whether aberrant reward and/or punishment processing is specific to or most pronounced in a subgroup of antisocial youth with psychopathic features. Studies utilizing behavioral methods are first reviewed, followed by studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging. An integration of theory and research across multiple levels of analysis is presented in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of reward and punishment processing in antisocial youth. Findings are discussed in terms of developmental and contextual considerations, proposed future directions and implications for intervention.

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“…The average number of pumps across unexploded balloons estimates risk taking behavior (Lejuez et al, 2007). Although the BART is positively correlated with real life risky health behaviors (e.g., substance use) (Lejuez et al, 2007; Lejuez, Aklin, Zvolensky, & Pedulla, 2003; MacPherson, Magidson, Reynolds, Kahler, & Lejuez, 2010), few studies have tested the predictive validity of the BART with respect to youth conduct problems (Centifanti & Modecki, 2013; Crowley, Raymond, Mikulich-Gilbertson, Thompson, & Lejuez, 2006). Humphreys and Lee (2011) reported that children with comorbid ADHD and ODD exhibited more risk taking on the BART relative youth with ADHD only and non-disordered comparison youth.…”

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Early-Onset Conduct Problems: Predictions from Daring Temperament and Risk Taking Behavior

Bai

Lee

2017

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Objective Given its considerable public health significance, identifying predictors of early expressions of conduct problems is a priority. We examined the predictive validity of daring, a key dimension of temperament, and the Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART), a laboratory-based measure of risk taking behavior, with respect to two-year change in parent, teacher-, and youth self-reported oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), and antisocial behavior. Method At baseline, 150 ethnically diverse 6- to 10-year old (M=7.8, SD=1.1; 69.3% male) youth with (n=82) and without (n=68) DSM-IV ADHD completed the BART whereas parents rated youth temperament (i.e., daring); parents and teachers also independently rated youth ODD and CD symptoms. Approximately 2 years later, multi-informant ratings of youth ODD, CD, and antisocial behavior were gathered from rating scales and interviews. Results Whereas risk taking on the BART was unrelated to conduct problems, individual differences in daring prospectively predicted multi-informant rated conduct problems, independent of baseline risk taking, conduct problems, and ADHD diagnostic status. Conclusion Early differences in the propensity to show positive socio-emotional responses to risky or novel experiences uniquely predicted escalating conduct problems in childhood, even with control of other potent clinical correlates. We consider the role of temperament in the origins and development of significant conduct problems from childhood to adolescence, including possible explanatory mechanisms underlying these predictions.

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Throwing Caution to the Wind: Callous-Unemotional Traits and Risk Taking in Adolescents

Cited by 36 publications

References 73 publications

The Development of Severe and Chronic Violence Among Youth: The Role of Psychopathic Traits and Reward Processing

The Development of Severe and Chronic Violence Among Youth: The Role of Psychopathic Traits and Reward Processing

Antisocial Behavior, Psychopathic Features and Abnormalities in Reward and Punishment Processing in Youth

Early-Onset Conduct Problems: Predictions from Daring Temperament and Risk Taking Behavior

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