Behavioral Inhibition as an Early Life Predictor of Callous-Unemotional Traits

Autor/inn/en	Dapprich, Anna L.; Tyborowska, Anna; Niermann, Hannah C. M.; Becker, Eni S.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Roelofs, Karin
Titel	Behavioral Inhibition as an Early Life Predictor of Callous-Unemotional Traits
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46 (2022) 4, S.333-345 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dapprich, Anna L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/01650254221100245
Schlagwörter	Inhibition; Personality Traits; Children; Adolescents; Late Adolescents; Prediction; Gender Differences; Behavior Problems; Antisocial Behavior; Foreign Countries; Child Behavior; Check Lists; Netherlands; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hemmung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Halbstarker; Vorhersage; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Checkliste; Niederlande
Abstract	Callous-unemotional (CU) traits predict behavioral problems in adolescence. But little is known about early modulatory factors. Behavioral Inhibition (BI) in particular has been suggested to protect against the development of CU-traits. This temperamental predisposition is characterized by heightened environmental sensitivity. The current prospective longitudinal study examined whether BI at 15 months of age predicted lower CU-traits across development to age 21. A longitudinal sample of normatively developing children (n = 125) was used. BI was assessed at 15 months using a standard stranger/robot paradigm. CU-traits were assessed at 2, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, and 21 years with parent, teacher, and self-reports. Developmental pathways across all available data points were examined using Bayesian mixed models and k-means cluster analysis. Infant BI predicted lower CU-traits across development for girls, suggesting that BI buffers the long-term development of CU-traits for girls. CU-traits peaked in early adulthood. Boys scored higher and showed higher increases in CU-traits than girls from childhood onward. There was no gender difference regarding infant BI. Together, the findings demonstrated gender differences in the development of CU-traits, with a protective role of BI for girls. These results shed new light on the developmental trajectories and protective factors of CU-traits and provide starting points for interventions aiming at increasing children's responsiveness to external cues to prevent antisocial traits and conduct problems. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01