Callous unemotional traits, autism spectrum disorder symptoms and empathy in boys with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder
Pijper,Jarla de Wied,Minet van Rijn,Sophie van Goozen,Stephanie Swaab,Hanna Meeus,W.H.J.
Pijper,Jarla
de Wied,Minet
van Rijn,Sophie
van Goozen,Stephanie
Swaab,Hanna
Meeus,W.H.J.
Abstract
This study examined additive and interactive effects of callous unemotional (CU) traits and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) symptoms in relation to trait empathy, in boys with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or conduct disorder (CD). Participants were 49 boys with ODD/CD, aged between 7-12 years. Boys completed a questionnaire measure of empathic sadness and a broader questionnaire measure of affective and cognitive empathy. Parents and teachers reported on CU traits, and parents reported on ASD symptoms. In agreement with predictions, results reveal a negative association between CU traits and empathic sadness, particularly strong for ODD/CD boys with low levels of ASD symptoms. Results also reveal a negative association between ASD symptoms and cognitive empathy. Findings suggest that CU traits and ASD symptoms are associated with distinct empathy deficits with poor empathic sadness being more typical of CU traits than ASD symptoms. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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2016-11-30
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ODD, CD, Affective empathy, Cognitive empathy, CU traits, ASD symptoms, DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS, PSYCHOPATHIC TRAITS, ASPERGER-SYNDROME, CHILDREN, MIND, ADOLESCENTS, VALIDATION, YOUTHS, SCALE, INDEX
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Pijper, J, de Wied, M, van Rijn, S, van Goozen, S, Swaab, H & Meeus, W H J 2016, 'Callous unemotional traits, autism spectrum disorder symptoms and empathy in boys with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder', Psychiatry Research, vol. 245, pp. 340-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.08.053
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