RT Article
T1 Dimensional latent structure of callous-unemotional traits in German adolescents: results from taxometric analyses
JF Research on child and adolescent psychopathology
VO 50
SP 771
OP 780
A1 Kliem, Sören
A2 Krieg, Yvonne
A2 Klatt, Thimna
A2 Baier, Dirk 1976-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1850532036
AB A large amount of research has addressed the issue of the latent status of psychiatric disorders and related phenomena. We used a new taxometric approach developed by Ruscio to examine the latent status of callous-unemotional (CU) traits in a large representative study of German ninth graders (N = 3,878). Rather than estimating a putative taxon base rate and using that estimate to generate the taxon comparative data, we estimated CCFI profiles with each base rate estimate between 2.5% and 97.5% in increments of 2.5%. Results of different indicator sets clearly suggested a dimensional solution. This finding is consistent with different studies showing the dimensionality of psychopathy in adolescents. In summary, the results of this study point to the need for critical reflection in defining a high-risk-group in the context of CU traits. However, further studies are necessary to substantiate this result in different samples using different measurement approaches.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 778-780
K1 Callous Unemotional Traits (CU traits)
K1 Psychopathy
K1 Taxometrics
K1 Latent Structure
K1 Assessment
DO 10.1007/s10802-021-00885-y