Positive and negative parenting in conduct disorder with high versus low levels of callous-unemotional traits
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Abstract
Less is known about the relationship between conduct disorder (CD), callous-unemotional (CU) traits, and positive and negative parenting in youth compared to early childhood. We combined traditional univariate analyses with a novel machine learning classifier (Angle-based Generalized Matrix Learning Vector Quantization) to classify youth (N = 756; 9-18 years) into typically developing (TD) or CD groups with or without elevated CU traits (CD/HCU, CD/LCU, respectively) using youth- and parent-reports of parenting behavior. At the group level, both CD/HCU and CD/LCU were associated with high negative and low positive parenting relative to TD. However, only positive parenting differed between the CD/HCU and CD/LCU groups. In classification analyses, performance was best when distinguishing CD/HCU from TD groups and poorest when distinguishing CD/HCU from CD/LCU groups. Positive and negative parenting were both relevant when distinguishing CD/HCU from TD, negative parenting was most relevant when distinguishing between CD/LCU and TD, and positive parenting was most relevant when distinguishing CD/HCU from CD/LCU groups. These findings suggest that while positive parenting distinguishes between CD/HCU and CD/LCU, negative parenting is associated with both CD subtypes. These results highlight the importance of considering multiple parenting behaviors in CD with varying levels of CU traits in late childhood/adolescence.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 980-991 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Development and psychopathology |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2021 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85088138273 |
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Keywords
Keywords
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Conduct Disorder, Emotions, Empathy, Humans, Parenting