What are the associations between parenting, callous-unemotional traits, and antisocial behavior in youth? A systematic review of evidence

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 593-608

  Waller, Rebecca ^a   Gardner, Frances ^a   Hyde, Luke W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Callous unemotional; Conduct problems; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CALLOUS UNEMOTIONAL TRAIT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876305254     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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