Deficits in emotion recognition and processing in children with high callous-unemotional traits: the role of the MAOA gene

P Muratori, S Palumbo, S Vellucci, V Mariotti… - European Child & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Children with high Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits show deficits in recognizing and
processing facial expressions. Alterations in emotion recognition have been linked to a …

Genetic underpinnings of callous‐unemotional traits and emotion recognition in children, adolescents, and emerging adults

AA Moore, LM Rappaport, RJ Blair… - Journal of child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Callous‐Unemotional (CU) and psychopathic traits are consistently associated
with impaired recognition of others' emotions, specifically fear and sadness. However, no …

Genetic correlation between child callous-unemotional behaviors and fear recognition deficit: Evidence for a neurocognitive endophenotype

A Petitclerc, J Henry, B Feng, N Poliakova… - Journal of Abnormal …, 2019 - Springer
This study investigates emotion recognition deficits as candidate neurocognitive
endophenotypes for callous-unemotional (CU) behaviors. Using a twin design, we tested …

Are impairments in emotion recognition a core feature of callous–unemotional traits? Testing the primary versus secondary variants model in children

MR Dadds, ER Kimonis, O Schollar-Root… - Development and …, 2018 - cambridge.org
The role of environmental adversity in the development of high callous–unemotional (CU)
traits in children is controversial. Evidence speaks to the traits being largely independent of …

Do Children with High Callous-Unemotional Traits Have Attentional Deficits to Emotional Stimuli? Evidence from a Multi-Method and Multi-Informant Study

A Ivanova-Serokhvostova, K Fanti, A Bonillo… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2024 - Springer
Callous-unemotional (CU) traits in children and adolescents are linked to severe and
persistent antisocial behavior. Based on past empirical research, several theoretical models …

Emotion recognition profiles in clusters of youth based on levels of callous-unemotional traits and reactive and proactive aggression

R Kleine Deters, J Naaijen, NE Holz… - European Child & …, 2023 - Springer
Youth with disruptive behavior showing high callous-unemotional (CU) traits and proactive
aggression are often assumed to exhibit distinct impairments in emotion recognition from …

Callous-unemotional features are associated with emotion recognition impairments in young ODD children with low but not high affective arousal

R O'Kearney, RY Chng, K Salmon - Child Psychiatry & Human …, 2021 - Springer
Despite increasing support for the distinction between primary and secondary variants of
callous-unemotional features in children with disruptive behavioural disorders, evidence …

Emotional processing deficits in Italian children with disruptive behavior disorder: the role of callous unemotional traits

L Billeci, P Muratori, S Calderoni, N Chericoni… - Behaviour research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Research suggests that callous unemotional (CU) traits are associated with poor emotion
recognition due to impairments in attention to relevant emotional cues. To further investigate …

Maternal emotional intelligence and negative parenting affect are independently associated with callous-unemotional traits in preschoolers

RG Brady, MR Donohue, R Waller, R Tillman… - European Child & …, 2023 - Springer
Deficits in emotion intelligence (EI) are a key component of early-childhood callous-
unemotional (CU) traits. Children's EI may be influenced by their mother's EI through both …

Primary and secondary variants of callous–unemotional traits in early and middle childhood: Distinction, evaluation and empathic differences

M Payot, C Monseur, M Stievenart - Child Psychiatry & Human …, 2023 - Springer
Current literature demonstrates the relevance of considering two variants of CU traits based
on high or low levels of anxiety. However, there is limited information about these variants in …