Katı-duygusallıktan yoksun kişilik özelliğine sahip olan ve olmayan saldırgan çocuklarda bilişsel ve duygusal beceriler: Bulguların sistematik derlemesi

Background: The heterogeneity within children and adolescents with conduct problems has led to a number of subtyping approaches for defining more meaningful subgroups of antisocial youth. One method of subtyping that has gained widespread acceptance is the distinction based on the presence or absence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a systematic review of the available research on CU traits in children and adolescents in order to determine whether the subgroup with CU traits differ on theoretically important characteristics that could suggest different causal processes underlying their behavioral disturbance. Methods: The Web of Science, PubMed, and PsycInfo databases were searched to identify studies investigating CU traits and its social, emotional, and behavioral correlates in children and adolescents (0-18-year-olds). 52 studies were included in the review. Results and Conclusion: There appears to be strong support for the role of CU traits in designating a more severe group of antisocial children who show substantial variations in the emotional and cognitive correlates of their aggressive behaviors. This supports the contention that there may be different causal processes underlying the behavioral disturbance of subgroups of children with conduct problems. Further, children and adolescents with serious conduct problems and elevated CU traits appear to be at risk for more severe and persistent antisocial outcomes, which supports the clinical importance of designating this group in diagnostic classification systems. Recognizing this subgroup highlights the need for interventions that are tailored to the unique emotional, cognitive, and interpersonal styles of different subgroups.