Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up

Previous research has shown the relevance of psychopathic traits as predictors of severe and persistent antisocial behavior. Given that personality traits refer to developmental constructs, the main purposes of this study were to analyze the stability of psychopathic traits from childhood to adolesc...

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Autores: López-Romero, Laura, Romero Triñanes, Estrella, Villar Torres, Paula
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45382
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescence
Behavioral outcomes
Childhood
Psychopathic traits
Stability
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spelling Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-upStability of Psychopathic TraitsLópez-Romero, LauraRomero Triñanes, EstrellaVillar Torres, PaulaAdolescenceBehavioral outcomesChildhoodPsychopathic traitsStabilityPrevious research has shown the relevance of psychopathic traits as predictors of severe and persistent antisocial behavior. Given that personality traits refer to developmental constructs, the main purposes of this study were to analyze the stability of psychopathic traits from childhood to adolescence, and to examine differential outcomes derived from distinctive pathways of stability and change. Data was collected in a Spanish sample of 138 children aged 6–11 at the onset of the study (T1), and 12–17 in the subsequent follow-up conducted 6 years later (T2). The stability of psychopathic traits was assessed in terms of differential continuity (rank-order), absolute stability (mean-level) and individual-level change (Reliable Change Index). Results confirmed that psychopathic traits remained moderately to highly stable from childhood to adolescence (p < .001). There were, however, some differences depending on the informant (parents vs. teachers) and the particular assessment method used (rank order vs. mean-level and RCI). A stable high and an increasing developmental pattern of psychopathic traits were related with severe adolescent behavioral and psychosocial problems (ŋ² = .10–.36). These results support the usefulness of youth psychopathic personality as a developmental construct, and highlight its relevance as a predictor of long-lasting maladjustment, with relevant implications in terms of prevention and treatmentCambridge University PressUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Clínica e PsicobioloxíaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de Psicoloxía (IPsiUS)20142014-12-2220142014-12-22journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/45382reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/453822026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
Stability of Psychopathic Traits
title Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
spellingShingle Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
López-Romero, Laura
Adolescence
Behavioral outcomes
Childhood
Psychopathic traits
Stability
title_short Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
title_full Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
title_fullStr Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
title_sort Assessing the stability of psychopathic traits: adolescent outcomes in a six-year follow-up
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López-Romero, Laura
Romero Triñanes, Estrella
Villar Torres, Paula
author López-Romero, Laura
author_facet López-Romero, Laura
Romero Triñanes, Estrella
Villar Torres, Paula
author_role author
author2 Romero Triñanes, Estrella
Villar Torres, Paula
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Clínica e Psicobioloxía
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de Psicoloxía (IPsiUS)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adolescence
Behavioral outcomes
Childhood
Psychopathic traits
Stability
topic Adolescence
Behavioral outcomes
Childhood
Psychopathic traits
Stability
description Previous research has shown the relevance of psychopathic traits as predictors of severe and persistent antisocial behavior. Given that personality traits refer to developmental constructs, the main purposes of this study were to analyze the stability of psychopathic traits from childhood to adolescence, and to examine differential outcomes derived from distinctive pathways of stability and change. Data was collected in a Spanish sample of 138 children aged 6–11 at the onset of the study (T1), and 12–17 in the subsequent follow-up conducted 6 years later (T2). The stability of psychopathic traits was assessed in terms of differential continuity (rank-order), absolute stability (mean-level) and individual-level change (Reliable Change Index). Results confirmed that psychopathic traits remained moderately to highly stable from childhood to adolescence (p < .001). There were, however, some differences depending on the informant (parents vs. teachers) and the particular assessment method used (rank order vs. mean-level and RCI). A stable high and an increasing developmental pattern of psychopathic traits were related with severe adolescent behavioral and psychosocial problems (ŋ² = .10–.36). These results support the usefulness of youth psychopathic personality as a developmental construct, and highlight its relevance as a predictor of long-lasting maladjustment, with relevant implications in terms of prevention and treatment
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