TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Heritable temperament pathways to early callous-unemotional behaviour
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Waller, Rebecca
A1  - Trentacosta, Christopher J.
A1  - Shaw, Daniel S.
A1  - Neiderhiser, Jenae M.
A1  - Ganiban, Jody M.
A1  - Reiss, David
A1  - Leve, Leslie D.
A1  - Hyde, Luke W.
SP  - 475
EP  - 482
VL  - 209
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: Early callous-unemotional behaviours identify children at risk for antisocial behaviour. Recent work suggests that the high heritability of callous-unemotional behaviours is qualified by interactions with positive parenting. AIMS: To examine whether heritable temperament dimensions of fearlessness and low affiliative behaviour are associated with early callous-unemotional behaviours and whether parenting moderates these associations. <br><br>METHOD: Using an adoption sample (n = 561), we examined pathways from biological mother self-reported fearlessness and affiliative behaviour to child callous-unemotional behaviours via observed child fearlessness and affiliative behaviour, and whether adoptive parent observed positive parenting moderated pathways. <br><br>RESULTS: Biological mother fearlessness predicted child callous-unemotional behaviours via earlier child fearlessness. Biological mother low affiliative behaviour predicted child callous-unemotional behaviours, although not via child affiliative behaviours. Adoptive mother positive parenting moderated the fearlessness to callous-unemotional behaviour pathway. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Heritable fearlessness and low interpersonal affiliation traits contribute to the development of callous-unemotional behaviours. Positive parenting can buffer these risky pathways.<br><br>© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.116.181503
ID  - ref1
ER  -