TY - JOUR
T1 - Social problem solving, conduct problems, and callous-unemotional traits in children
AU - Waschbusch, Daniel A.
AU - Walsh, Trudi M.
AU - Andrade, Brendan F.
AU - King, Sara
AU - Carrey, Normand J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This project was partially supported by grants to Dr. Waschbusch from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation ((304E) and from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (839-2000-1061). We would like to thank the many children, parents, teachers, and research assistants who helped make this project possible.
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - This study examined the association between social problem solving, conduct problems (CP), and callous-unemotional (CU) traits in elementary age children. Participants were 53 children (40 boys and 13 girls) aged 7-12 years. Social problem solving was evaluated using the Social Problem Solving Test-Revised, which requires children to produce solutions to eight hypothetical social problems, including five problems involving acquiring a desired object and three problems gaining access to a peer. Regression analyses showed that greater frequency of CP symptoms was associated with producing less flexible, relevant, and prosocial solutions and more overtly aggressive solutions. However, this pattern was present only when CU traits were low. Results add to a growing body of literature demonstrating that CU traits are an important moderator of CP in children.
AB - This study examined the association between social problem solving, conduct problems (CP), and callous-unemotional (CU) traits in elementary age children. Participants were 53 children (40 boys and 13 girls) aged 7-12 years. Social problem solving was evaluated using the Social Problem Solving Test-Revised, which requires children to produce solutions to eight hypothetical social problems, including five problems involving acquiring a desired object and three problems gaining access to a peer. Regression analyses showed that greater frequency of CP symptoms was associated with producing less flexible, relevant, and prosocial solutions and more overtly aggressive solutions. However, this pattern was present only when CU traits were low. Results add to a growing body of literature demonstrating that CU traits are an important moderator of CP in children.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10578-006-0033-6
DO - 10.1007/s10578-006-0033-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 17103303
AN - SCOPUS:34247107648
SN - 0009-398X
VL - 37
SP - 293
EP - 305
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
IS - 4
ER -
