Multilevel Meta-analyses of Emotional Processing Deficits Associated with Callous-Unemotional (CU) Traits: Do They Differ by Age and Sex?

Emily C Kemp, Paul J Frick, Taylor A Miller, Julianne S Speck, David J Gertz, Zeying Du

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Emily C KempDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. emkemp@health.ucsd.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2008-7938

Paul J FrickDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

Taylor A MillerDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

Julianne S SpeckDepartment of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

David J GertzDepartment of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University, MA, Boston, USA.

Zeying DuDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, CA, San Diego, USA.

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Abstract

Callous-unemotional (CU) traits, defined by deficient empathy and remorse, characterize a distinct subgroup of antisocial individuals with more severe behavioral problems and unique affective profiles. Two processes implicated in the development of CU traits are hyporeactivity to and inaccurate recognition of others' emotions. Although many studies link CU traits to emotional processing deficits, findings have been inconsistent across age and sex. We conducted multilevel meta-analyses of emotional reactivity and recognition, accounting for age and sex as moderators, to clarify these discrepancies. A four-level meta-analysis indicated CU traits were negatively associated with emotional reactivity to both broad emotional stimuli (r = - .23, p < .0001; k = 106, n

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Callous-unemotional traitsEmotionEmotional reactivityEmotion recognitionEmpathyMeta-analysisPsychopathy

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PMID42837092

DOI10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101809

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