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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Can the fear recognition deficits associated with callous-unemotional traits be identified in early childhood?

SF White, MJ Briggs-Gowan, JL Voss… - Journal of clinical and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Callous-unemotional (CU) traits in the presence of conduct
problems are associated with increased risk of severe antisocial behavior. Developmentally …

Emotion processing in children with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits: An investigation of speed, accuracy, and attention

D Hartmann, C Schwenck - Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2020 - Springer
This study aimed to assess whether callous-unemotional traits (CU) are associated with
deficits in emotion recognition independent of externalizing behavior and whether such …

Diminished neural responses to emotionally valenced facial stimuli: A potential biomarker for unemotional traits in early childhood

CP Hoyniak, JE Bates, IT Petersen, CL Yang… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2019 - Springer
Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are characterized by deficits in guilt/empathy, shallow affect,
and the callous and manipulative use of others. Individuals showing CU traits have …

Callous-unemotional Traits and Emotion Recognition Difficulties: Do Stimulus Characteristics Play a role?

T Powell, RC Plate, CD Miron, NJ Wagner… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2023 - Springer
Emotion recognition difficulties are linked to callous-unemotional (CU) traits, which predict
risk for severe antisocial behavior. However, few studies have investigated how stimulus …

Emotion recognition performance in children with callous unemotional traits is modulated by co-occurring autistic traits

R Bedford, V Carter Leno, N Wright… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Atypical emotion recognition (ER) is characteristic of children with high callous
unemotional (CU) traits. The current study aims to 1) replicate studies showing ER difficulties …

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 …