Early starting, aggressive, and/or callous-unemotional? Examining the overlap and predictive utility of antisocial behavior subtypes

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 329-342

  Hyde, Luke W ^a   Alexandra Burt, S ^b   Shaw, Daniel S ^c   Donnellan, M Brent ^d   Forbes, Erika E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduct disorder; Crime; Development; Longitudinal; Psychopathy; Youth antisocial behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CALLOUS UNEMOTIONAL TRAIT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RULE BREAKING BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929514556     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000029     Document Type: Article

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