Nicholas Wagner, Emily Perkins, Yuheiry Rodriguez, Cora Ordway, Michaela Flum, Lucia Hernandez-Pena, Polina Perelstein, Kathy Sem, Yael Paz, Rista Plate, Ayomide Popoola, Sarah Lynch, Kristina Astone, Ethan Goldstein, Wanjikũ F M Njoroge, Adriane Raine, Donna Pincus, Koraly Pérez-Edgar, Rebecca Waller
INTRODUCTION: Children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits are at high lifetime risk of antisocial behaviour. Low affiliation (ie, social bonding difficulties) and fearlessness (ie, low threat sensitivity) are proposed risk factors for CU traits. Parenting practices (eg, harshness and low warmth) also predict risk for CU traits. However, few studies in early childhood have identified attentional or physiological markers of low affiliation and fearlessness. Moreover, no studies have tested whether parenting practices are underpinned by low affiliation or fearlessness shared by parents, which could further shape parent-child interactions and exacerbate risk for CU traits...
October 6, 2023: BMJ Open