Assessing callous-unemotional traits in adolescent offenders: validation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits.

By E. Kimonis, P. J. Frick, J. Skeem, Monica A. Marsee, K. Cruise, Luna C. Muñoz, K. Aucoin, Amanda Sheffield Morris. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2008

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The presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits designates an important subgroup of antisocial youth. To improve upon existing measures, the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) was developed to provide an efficient, reliable, and valid assessment of CU traits in samples of youth. The current study tests the factor structure and correlates of the ICU scale in a sample (n=248) of juvenile offenders (188 boys, 60 girls) between the ages of 12 and 20 (M=15.47, SD=1.37). Confirmatory factor analyses are consistent with the presence of three independent factors (i.e., Uncaring, Callousness, and Unemotional) that relate to a higher-order callous-unemotional dimension. Also, CU traits overall showed associations with aggression, delinquency, and both psychophysiological and self-report indices of emotional reactivity. There were some important differences across the three facets of the ICU in their associations with these key external criteria.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Linking Callous-Unemotional Traits to Instrumental and Non-Instrumental Forms of Aggression (2009, methodology): “Three steps of confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to test whether a single-factor model, a three factor model, or a bifactor model better fit the data, following previous research on the ICU (Essau et al. 2006; Kimonis et al. 2008).”
The Association between Callous-Unemotional Traits and Behavioral and Academic Adjustment in Children: Further Validation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (2013, neutral): “To provide a more comprehensive assessment of CU traits that can be used in various settings, the Inventory of CallousUnemotional Traits (ICU; Kimonis et al. 2008) was developed using the 4 items that have been proven to be highly indicative of the construct using different assessment methods and…”
Exploring Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in Youth: Examination of Associations with Antisocial Behavior and Aggression (2013, result): “Recent research on two separate samples has supported the reliability and validity of the ICU (Essau et al., 2006; Kimonis et al., 2008).”