Callous–Unemotional Traits and Intelligence in Children with Externalizing Behavioral Problems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations and Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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CU Traits | Age | Gender | Ext | VCI | PRI | WMI | PSI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CU traits | 1 | |||||||
Age | 0.093 | 1 | ||||||
Gender | 0.064 | 0.177 * | 1 | |||||
Ext | 0.055 | 0.001 | 0.036 | 1 | ||||
VCI | −0.339 ** | 0.078 | 0.074 | 0.089 | 1 | |||
PRI | −0.266 ** | −0.034 | 0.061 | 0.006 | 0.399 ** | 1 | ||
WMI | −0.045 | 0.102 | 0.026 | 0.043 | 0.275 ** | 0.377 ** | 1 | |
PSI | −0.085 | 0.144 | −0.173 * | 0.077 | 0.245 ** | 0.298 ** | 0.270 ** | 1 |
Mean | 3.97 | 9.63 | - | 65.77 | 103.35 | 106.50 | 89.49 | 91.28 |
SD | 2.30 | 2.09 | - | 9.42 | 13.38 | 15.75 | 13.89 | 15.49 |
B | Beta | Adjusted p | 95% C.I. for B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.018 | 0.033 | 0.686 | −0.070 | 0.106 |
Gender | 3.976 | 0.110 | 0.243 | −1.914 | 9.866 |
Ext | 0.151 | 0.107 | 0.243 | −0.069 | 0.371 |
PRI | 0.165 | 0.188 | 0.154 | 0.004 | 0.326 |
WMI | 0.133 | 0.139 | 0.242 | −0.031 | 0.296 |
PSI | 0.097 | 0.110 | 0.243 | −0.055 | 0.248 |
CU traits | −1.978 | −0.336 | 0.001 | −2.936 | −1.020 |
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Fantozzi, P.; Muratori, P.; Levantini, V.; Mammarella, I.; Masi, G.; Milone, A.; Petrucci, A.; Ricci, F.; Tacchi, A.; Cristofani, C.; et al. Callous–Unemotional Traits and Intelligence in Children with Externalizing Behavioral Problems. Children 2022, 9, 1768. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111768
Fantozzi P, Muratori P, Levantini V, Mammarella I, Masi G, Milone A, Petrucci A, Ricci F, Tacchi A, Cristofani C, et al. Callous–Unemotional Traits and Intelligence in Children with Externalizing Behavioral Problems. Children. 2022; 9(11):1768. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111768
Chicago/Turabian StyleFantozzi, Pamela, Pietro Muratori, Valentina Levantini, Irene Mammarella, Gabriele Masi, Annarita Milone, Alessia Petrucci, Federica Ricci, Annalisa Tacchi, Chiara Cristofani, and et al. 2022. "Callous–Unemotional Traits and Intelligence in Children with Externalizing Behavioral Problems" Children 9, no. 11: 1768. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111768