Impacts of Psychopathic Traits Dimensions on the Development of Indirect Aggression from Childhood to Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Boutin, Stéphanie; Bégin, Vincent; Déry, Michèle
Titel	Impacts of Psychopathic Traits Dimensions on the Development of Indirect Aggression from Childhood to Adolescence
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 59 (2023) 9, S.1716-1726 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Boutin, Stéphanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001582
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Children; Adolescents; Psychopathology; Aggression; Child Development; Antisocial Behavior; At Risk Persons; Personality Problems; Predictor Variables; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Psychopathologie; Kindesentwicklung; Risikogruppe; Prädiktor; Kanada
Abstract	Children who show elevated levels of indirect aggression (IA) from childhood to adolescence are at increased risks of experiencing detrimental outcomes. Some studies suggest that psychopathic traits could act as a predisposing vulnerability in the development of IA, but the contributions of all three dimensions of psychopathic traits in explaining developmental trajectories of IA from childhood to adolescence remain unclear. This study aimed to determine if the three dimensions of psychopathic traits during childhood (i.e., callous-unemotional, narcissism-grandiosity, and impulsivity-irresponsibility at 6-9 years old) increase the risk of following a high IA trajectory across preadolescence, and whether sex moderated these associations. Participants were 744 children (47% girls; 93% born in Quebec, Canada, and over 50% from low socioeconomic backgrounds) assessed annually over 5 years. Approximately half of them (n = 370; 40.3% girls) were referred to school-based services for conduct problems (CP) at study intake. Latent class growth analyses revealed four developmental trajectories of IA, which were regressed on psychopathic traits dimensions using a three-step approach. After adjusting for demographic confounders, CP, and other dimensions of psychopathic traits, only narcissism-grandiosity traits significantly predicted memberships to a high and stable trajectory of IA use. The associations between the other dimensions of psychopathic traits and IA trajectories were not significant when considering confounders. No moderating effects by child sex were observed. These results suggest that narcissism-grandiosity traits could be of use for clinicians aiming to detect children most at risk of showing high and persistent levels of IA. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01