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Exploring the Relationship Between Callous-Unemotional Traits, Empathy Processing and Affective Valence in a General Population.
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Europe's Journal of Psychology . 2017, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p162-172. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Callous--Unemotional (CU) traits are personality attributes, which are associated with a deficit of affective valence and reduced empathetic responding in high CU trait clinical populations. The aim of the research was to explore whether a similar pattern of empathy and emotional responding correlated with CU trait manifestation in the general population. A total of 124 participants completed the Inventory of Callous- Unemotional Traits, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, the Empathy Quotient, an expression recognition task, and a measure of affective response. Negative correlations with CU trait score were observed for both cognitive empathy and emotional empathy. Accuracy in the identification of fearful expressions presented a negative association with CU trait score. Self-rating of affective valence, when viewing both positive and negative images, indicated a universal reduction in emotional response associated with increased CU trait manifestation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PERSONALITY
*EMPATHY
*KINDNESS
*EMOTIONS
*DELINQUENT behavior
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18410413
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Europe's Journal of Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121735508
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v13i1.1179