Can Callous-Unemotional Traits be Reliably Measured in Preschoolers?

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 625-638

  Kimonis, Eva R ^a   Fanti, Kostas A ^a   Anastassiou Hadjicharalambous, Xenia ^a   Mertan, Biran ^a   Goulter, Natalie ^a   Katsimicha, Evita ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Callous unemotional traits; Conduct problems; Preschool; Psychopathy; With limited prosocial emotions

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEVICES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84940942483     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-0075-y     Document Type: Article

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