Perceived positive outcomes as a mediator between adolescent callous-unemotional traits and antisocial behavior |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Neurobehavioral Research, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE, United States;2. Univeristy of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States;3. Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States;4. Univeristy of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States;5. National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated perceived positive outcomes as a mediator of the relation between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and antisocial behavior (i.e., delinquency, aggression) and the potential moderational influence of anxiety in that model. Participants were 149 adolescents, ages 16–19 years (124 males, 25 females) in a residential setting. Perceived positive outcomes for antisocial behavior mediated the relation between CU traits (callousness and uncaring) and such behaviors. Additionally, anxiety had a moderating effect on the relation between callousness and perception of positive outcomes, and the indirect effect of callousness on antisocial behavior was conditional based on varying levels of anxiety. These results suggest a potential mechanism through which CU traits are associated with adolescent behavioral problems. |
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| Keywords: | CU traits Antisocial behavior Perceived positive outcomes Anxiety |
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