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Child maltreatment and risk behaviors: The roles of callous/unemotional traits and conscientiousness.
Child Abuse Negl. 2015 Dec; 50:234-43.CA

Abstract

Child maltreatment poses significant risk to the development of callous/unemotional traits as well as risk behaviors such as engaging in violence, having sex with strangers, and binge drinking. In the current study, the indirect pathway from child maltreatment to risk behaviors was examined via callous/unemotional traits; whereas the conscientious personality trait was tested as a moderator of this indirect pathway. Young adults and parents (N=361; Mage=19.14, SD=1.44) completed questionnaires on child maltreatment histories, callousness/unemotional traits, personality characteristics, and risk behaviors. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypothesized direct, indirect and conditional indirect effects. Findings showed indirect links between the child maltreatment latent factor and physical fighting, having sex with strangers, and binge drinking via callous/unemotional traits. Furthermore, the conscientiousness personality type significantly buffered the connection between callous/unemotional traits and physical fighting, supporting a conditional indirect effects. Callous/unemotional traits are important factors in the underlying mechanism between child maltreatment and risk behaviors among young adults, and conscientiousness serves as a protective factor against violence. Preventive intervention programs and clinicians may benefit from focusing in addressing callous/unemotional traits among youth who report childhood maltreatment experiences as well as targeting conscientiousness as a protective factor.

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Carlson M
Department of Human Development & Family Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Oshri A
Department of Human Development & Family Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Kwon J
Department of Human Development & Family Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

MeSH

Adult Survivors of Child AbuseAggressionBinge DrinkingChildChild AbuseCross-Sectional StudiesEmotionsEmpathyFemaleHumansMalePersonalityRisk-TakingUnsafe SexViolenceYoung Adult

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26233813

Citation

Carlson, Matthew, et al. "Child Maltreatment and Risk Behaviors: the Roles of Callous/unemotional Traits and Conscientiousness." Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 50, 2015, pp. 234-43.
Carlson M, Oshri A, Kwon J. Child maltreatment and risk behaviors: The roles of callous/unemotional traits and conscientiousness. Child Abuse Negl. 2015;50:234-43.
Carlson, M., Oshri, A., & Kwon, J. (2015). Child maltreatment and risk behaviors: The roles of callous/unemotional traits and conscientiousness. Child Abuse & Neglect, 50, 234-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.07.003
Carlson M, Oshri A, Kwon J. Child Maltreatment and Risk Behaviors: the Roles of Callous/unemotional Traits and Conscientiousness. Child Abuse Negl. 2015;50:234-43. PubMed PMID: 26233813.
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