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Violence exposure mediates the relation between callous-unemotional traits and offending patterns in adolescents.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2012 Nov; 40(8):1237-47.JA

Abstract

The link between callous-unemotional (CU) traits in youth and delinquent, aggressive and violent behavior is well-replicated in the literature. However, the mediating effects of violence exposure on this relationship are unclear. The current study addresses this important gap in the literature with a sample of 88 detained, primarily ethnic minority adolescent boys (M age = 15.57; SD = 1.28). Results indicate that exposure to violence fully mediated the relationship between CU traits and violent delinquency, and this pattern of mediation was accounted for by exposure to witnessed violence, but not direct violent victimization. Secondly, exposure to violence, both direct and witnessed forms, also mediated the relationship between CU traits and drug delinquency. These findings suggest that (a) the well-established link between CU traits and violence may be attributed to high rates of witnessed violence among this subpopulation, and (b) specific types of violence exposure may be important for predicting the offending patterns of youth high on CU traits. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Howard AL
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Kimonis ER
No affiliation info available
Muñoz LC
No affiliation info available
Frick PJ
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MeSH

AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAffective SymptomsAfrican AmericansCrimeCrime VictimsEmotionsHispanic AmericansHumansJuvenile DelinquencyMaleViolence

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22644426

Citation

Howard, Aisha L., et al. "Violence Exposure Mediates the Relation Between Callous-unemotional Traits and Offending Patterns in Adolescents." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, vol. 40, no. 8, 2012, pp. 1237-47.
Howard AL, Kimonis ER, Muñoz LC, et al. Violence exposure mediates the relation between callous-unemotional traits and offending patterns in adolescents. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2012;40(8):1237-47.
Howard, A. L., Kimonis, E. R., Muñoz, L. C., & Frick, P. J. (2012). Violence exposure mediates the relation between callous-unemotional traits and offending patterns in adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40(8), 1237-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9647-2
Howard AL, et al. Violence Exposure Mediates the Relation Between Callous-unemotional Traits and Offending Patterns in Adolescents. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2012;40(8):1237-47. PubMed PMID: 22644426.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Violence exposure mediates the relation between callous-unemotional traits and offending patterns in adolescents. AU - Howard,Aisha L, AU - Kimonis,Eva R, AU - Muñoz,Luna C, AU - Frick,Paul J, PY - 2012/5/31/entrez PY - 2012/5/31/pubmed PY - 2013/5/2/medline SP - 1237 EP - 47 JF - Journal of abnormal child psychology JO - J Abnorm Child Psychol VL - 40 IS - 8 N2 - The link between callous-unemotional (CU) traits in youth and delinquent, aggressive and violent behavior is well-replicated in the literature. However, the mediating effects of violence exposure on this relationship are unclear. The current study addresses this important gap in the literature with a sample of 88 detained, primarily ethnic minority adolescent boys (M age = 15.57; SD = 1.28). Results indicate that exposure to violence fully mediated the relationship between CU traits and violent delinquency, and this pattern of mediation was accounted for by exposure to witnessed violence, but not direct violent victimization. Secondly, exposure to violence, both direct and witnessed forms, also mediated the relationship between CU traits and drug delinquency. These findings suggest that (a) the well-established link between CU traits and violence may be attributed to high rates of witnessed violence among this subpopulation, and (b) specific types of violence exposure may be important for predicting the offending patterns of youth high on CU traits. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. SN - 1573-2835 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22644426/Violence_exposure_mediates_the_relation_between_callous_unemotional_traits_and_offending_patterns_in_adolescents_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9647-2 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -