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Disengaging from Evil: Longitudinal Associations Between the Dark Triad, Moral Disengagement, and Antisocial Behavior in Adolescence.
Abstract Previous work has identified important correlational linkages between the dark triad of personality (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism) and antisocial behavior in adolescence. However, little is known about the longitudinal associations between these personality characteristics and antisocial behavior, and the processes underlying these linkages. We hypothesized positive bidirectional associations between the dark triad and antisocial behavior, and that increases in moral disengagement would underlie these longitudinal associations. In the current study, we examined these hypotheses in...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sijtsema JJ, Garofalo C, Jansen K, Klimstra TA Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Multidimensional Emotion Regulation Moderates the Relation Between Behavioral Inhibition at Age 2 and Social Reticence with Unfamiliar Peers at Age 4.
Abstract Behavioral inhibition (BI), a temperament trait characterized by fear and wariness in novel situations, has been identified as a risk factor for later social reticence and avoidance of peer interactions. However, the ability to regulate fearful responses to novelty may disrupt the link between BI and socially reticent behavior. The present study examined how and whether both behaviorally-manifested and physiological indices of emotion regulation moderate the relation between BI and later social reticence. Participants in this study included 88 children followed longitudinally from ages 2 to 4. At ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Smith KA, Hastings PD, Henderson HA, Rubin KH Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Emotional Reactivity and Antisocial Behavior Relative to Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Expression: a Latent Profile Analysis.
This study examined whether emotional reactivity was associated with violent juvenile offending in a sample of detained boys (N = 198). It was predicted that Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) would reveal a "low reactivity" group, characterized by symptoms of emotional numbing and callous-unemotional (CU) traits, and a "high reactivity" group, characterized by symptoms of hyperarousal and emotional dysregulation. It was hypothesized that the low reactivity group would have higher rates of violent offending and proactive aggression than the high reactivity group. Contrary to expectations, results indicated that the presence...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Miller MA, Marsee MA Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

A Population-Based Study of the Behavioral and Emotional Adjustment of Older Siblings of Children with and without Intellectual Disability.
We examined differences between nearest-in-age older siblings (age 5-15) of MCS children (likely mainly with mild to moderate ID) identified with ID (n = 257 siblings) or not (n = 7246 siblings). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) measured all children's adjustment. For SDQ total problems, 13.9% of siblings of children with ID and 8.9% of siblings of children without had elevated scores (OR 1.65; 95% CI 1.04, 2.62; p = 0.031). Similar group differences were found for SDQ peer and conduct problems. In logistic regression models, variables consistently associated with older sibling adjustment were...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hayden NK, Hastings RP, Totsika V, Langley E Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

A Dynamic Examination of the Associations between Shyness, Psychological Difficulties, and Stressful Life Events during Early Adolescence.
Abstract Although numerous studies have established linkages between shyness and later psychological difficulties, most extant research did not examine variation in shyness over time in relation to variation in psychological difficulties over time or possible environmental factors of influence outside of the school context. The current study used multi-level modelling to simultaneously examine time-invariant and time-variant associations between shyness, the psychological difficulties of depressive symptoms and loneliness, and stressful life events at four waves across 1 year in a community sample of 271 y...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bowker JC, Santo JB, Adams RE Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Frontal Brain Asymmetry and the Trajectory of Shyness Across the Early School Years.
Abstract Although resting right frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry has been linked to avoidance and withdrawal-related behaviors such as shyness in previous cross-sectional studies, relatively little research has examined the influence of frontal brain electrical activity on the development of shyness in children using a prospective, longitudinal study design. Here, we tested whether resting frontal EEG asymmetry predicted the trajectory of children's shyness across five assessments. Children were enrolled in the study during the summer prior to grade 1 (N = 37; Mage = 6.39 years, S.D. =...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Poole KL, Santesso DL, Van Lieshout RJ, Schmidt LA Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Peer Victimization and Selective Attention in Adolescence: Evidence from a Monozygotic Twin Difference Design.
Abstract Peer victimization impacts 13% of adolescents worldwide (Currie et al. 2012). Despite its prevalence and associated adverse outcomes, global cognitive processes that could be affected by peer victimization have not been thoroughly investigated. Using a monozygotic (MZ) twin difference design that rigorously controls for the influence of genetic and familial level confounders, we examined the relation between peer victimization exposure and selective attention processes during an affective go/no go task. Twins who experienced more severe peer victimization were biased towards detecting goal relevan...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carroll IC, Planalp EM, Van Hulle CA, Goldsmith HH Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Exploring the Variability in Reaction Times of Preschoolers at Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: an ex-Gaussian Analysis.
Abstract Reaction times (RTs) are typically slower and more variable in individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Analysis of the ex-Gaussian RT distribution, which is described by mu, sigma (mean and standard deviation, respectively, of the normal distribution) and tau (that of exponential distribution), reveals that individuals with ADHD do not display overall slower RTs but have a high proportion of extremely slow RTs, represented by a high tau value. Although this is a vital component for describing ADHD-related RT variability in school-aged children, adolescents, and adults, it...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - February 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hwang-Gu SL, Chen YC, Liang SH, Ni HC, Lin HY, Lin CF, Gau SS Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Gender Differences in Adolescents' Exposure to Stressful Life Events and Differential Links to Impaired School Functioning.
Abstract Gender differences in exposure and reactivity to specific stressful life events (SLE) contribute to explaining adolescent boys' and girls' differential susceptibility to common adjustment difficulties like depression and behavioral problems. However, it is unclear whether these gender differences are also relevant to understanding another key marker of adolescent maladjustment: high school dropout. A state-of-the-art interview protocol was used to assess recent SLE in a sample of academically vulnerable Canadian adolescents (N = 545, 52% boys). The sample was comprised of three groups in appro...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - January 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lavoie L, Dupéré V, Dion E, Crosnoe R, Lacourse É, Archambault I Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Preschoolers' Self-Regulation in Context: Task Persistence Profiles with Mothers and Fathers and Later Attention Problems in Kindergarten.
Abstract Task persistence is related to attentional regulation and is needed for the successful transition to school. Understanding preschoolers' task persistence with caregivers could better inform the development and prevention of attention problems across this transition. Preschoolers' real-time task persistence profiles during problem-solving tasks with mothers (N=214) and fathers (N=117) were examined as antecedents of teacher-rated attention problems in kindergarten, accounting for child temperament, parenting, and preschool attention problems. Group-based trajectory modeling identified five profiles...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - January 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lunkenheimer E, Panlilio C, Lobo FM, Olson SL, Hamby CM Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Developmental Trajectories of Shyness-Sensitivity from Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence in China: Contributions of Peer Preference and Mutual Friendship.
This study examined trajectories of shyness-sensitivity and the contributions of peer relationships to these trajectories in Chinese children. Participants were 1061 school-age children (537 boys), initially in fifth grade (Mage = 11 years), in China. Longitudinal data on shyness-sensitivity were collected from peer assessments once a year for four years. In addition, peer nomination data on peer acceptance-rejection and mutual friendship were collected in the initial study. Four distinct shyness-sensitivity trajectories were identified: Low-Stable, Low-Increasing, Moderate-Decreasing, and High-Stable. Children with h...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - January 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chen X, Fu R, Li D, Liu J Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

The Presence of a Controlling Parent Is Related to an Increase in the Error-Related Negativity in 5-7  Year-Old Children.
The Presence of a Controlling Parent Is Related to an Increase in the Error-Related Negativity in 5-7 Year-Old Children. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2019 Jan 05;: Authors: Meyer A, Carlton C, Chong LJ, Wissemann K Abstract Anxiety disorders often begin early in life and there is substantial interest in identifying neural markers that characterize developmental trajectories that result in anxiety. The error-related negativity (ERN) is elicited when people make errors on lab-based reaction-time tasks, is increased in anxious children, and can predict the onset of anxiety across develop...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - January 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Meyer A, Carlton C, Chong LJ, Wissemann K Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Effects of Parenting and Community Violence on Aggression-Related Social Goals: a Monozygotic Twin Differences Study.
Abstract Community violence exposure and harsh parenting have been linked to maladaptive outcomes, possibly via their effects on social cognition. The Social Information Processing (SIP) model has been used to study distinct socio-cognitive processes, demonstrating links between community violence exposure, harsh parenting, and maladaptive SIP. Though much of this research assumes these associations are causal, genetic confounds have made this assumption difficult to rigorously test. Comparisons of discordant monozygotic (MZ) twins provide one empirical test of possible causality, as differences between MZ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - January 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sypher I, Hyde LW, Peckins MK, Waller R, Klump K, Alexandra Burt S Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

JACP Reviewer Acknowledgements for 2018.
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Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - December 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Sensory Over-Responsivity: An Early Risk Factor for Anxiety and Behavioral Challenges in Young Children.
This study had two goals: (1) examine whether sensory over-responsivity is predictive of the development of anxiety in a large prospective sample of children, and (2) identify whether anxiety mediates the relationship between sensory over-responsivity and behavioral challenges. Children's sensory and anxiety symptoms were assessed in a community sample of 917 at 2-5 and again in 191 of these children at 6 years old. Parents also reported on a number of additional behavioral challenges previously found to be associated with both sensory over-responsivity and anxiety separately: irritability, food selectivity, sleep problem...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - December 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carpenter KLH, Baranek GT, Copeland WE, Compton S, Zucker N, Dawson G, Egger HL Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research