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Benesch, Christina, Goertz-Dorten, Anja, Breuer, Dieter and Doepfner, Manfred (2014). Assessment of Callous-Unemotional Traits in 6 to 12 Year-Old Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder by Parent Ratings. J. Psychopathol. Behav. Assess., 36 (4). S. 519 - 530. NEW YORK: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS. ISSN 1573-3505

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Abstract

The factorial structure of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU; Frick 2004) has been inconsistent across previous studies using different rater versions (self-report, parent, teacher) and versions in different languages applied to both clinical and nonreferred samples predominantly of adolescents. The present study examined the factorial structure of the parent-report version of the ICU in a clinical sample of boys aged 6-12 years with Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder (n = 131) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Results from the CFA supported previous findings, but even the preferred model with three independent factors (Callousness, Uncaring, and Unemotional) showed inadequate model fit. Subsequent EFA revealed a three-factor model consisting of two new subscales (Callousness/Lack of Guilt or Remorse, Unconcerned about Performance) and the original subscale Unemotional. Internal consistencies of the three subscales and total score were satisfactory, and intercorrelations of the subscales were weak, except for a moderate correlation between the subscales Callousness/Lack of Guilt or Remorse and Unconcerned about Performance. The corresponding subscales of the original and new versions were highly correlated. As expected, the ICU subscale Callousness/Lack of Guilt or Remorse showed associations with other measures of aggressive and oppositional behavior. The other two ICU subscales were not associated with aggression or oppositional/antisocial behavior, but Unconcerned about Performance correlated with a measure of attention problems and Unemotional correlated with the internalizing problem withdrawn. The implications of these findings are discussed, especially as a callous unemotional specifier for the diagnosis of Conduct Disorder is included in DSM-5.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Benesch, Christina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Goertz-Dorten, Anja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Breuer, Dieter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Doepfner, Manfred UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-422273
DOI:	10.1007/s10862-014-9420-7
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Psychopathol. Behav. Assess.
Volume:	36
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 519 - 530
Date:	2014
Publisher:	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1573-3505
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COMMUNITY SAMPLE; ANTISOCIAL-BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT DISORDER; INVENTORY; VALIDATION; CHILDHOOD; VALIDITY; YOUTHS Multiple languages Psychology, Clinical Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42227