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Callous and emotional: exploring the variants of psychopathic personality in community adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez-Voces, María
dc.contributor.authorRomero, Estrella
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Cristina
dc.contributor.departmentSin departamento asociado
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-22T14:21:19Z
dc.date.available2026-04-22T14:21:19Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractThis study examined variants of psychopathic personality in adolescents based on the combination of callousness (CU) and negative affect (NA). A total of 902 school-attending adolescents participated (52.2% girls; age range: 12–19 years, M = 14.89, SD = 1.67), assessed at two time points with a one-year interval using a longitudinal design. Profiles were identified through Latent Profile Analysis based on the callousness subscale of the Inventory of Callous–Unemotional Traits (ICU) and the negative affect subscale of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Additional variables were assessed through self-reports measuring personality traits, attachment styles, behavioral maladjustment, socioemotional well-being, and risk behaviors. The analysis identified five distinct profiles, including one with high CU and low NA (primary variant) and two emotionally dysregulated profiles (secondary variants): one predominantly high in CU, the other in NA. Profiles showed differences across multiple constructs at baseline and one year later, with secondary variants exhibiting greater emotional, social, and behavioral maladjustment. The findings provide empirical support for the distinction between primary and secondary variants of youth psychopathy and contribute to understanding its heterogeneity.
dc.description.abstractEste estudio examinó variantes de la personalidad psicopática en adolescentes a partir de la combinación entre dureza emocional (DE) y afecto negativo (AN). Participaron 902 adolescentes escolarizados (52.2 % chicas; edad: 12-19 años, M = 14.89, DT = 1.67), evaluados en dos momentos con un intervalo de un año. Se utilizó un diseño longitudinal. Los perfiles se identificaron mediante Análisis de Perfiles Latentes a partir de la subescala de dureza del Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) y la subescala de afecto negativo del Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). El resto de variables se evaluaron mediante autoinformes que medían personalidad, apego, desajuste conductual, bienestar socioemocional y conductas de riesgo. El análisis reveló cinco perfiles diferenciados, incluidos uno con alta DE y baja AN (variante primaria) y dos perfiles emocionalmente desregulados (variantes secundarias): uno con predominancia de DE y otro con predominancia de AN. Los perfiles mostraron diferencias en múltiples constructos al inicio y un año después. Las variantes secundarias mostraron mayor desajuste emocional, social y conductual. Los resultados respaldan empíricamente la distinción entre variantes primarias y secundarias de la psicopatía juvenil, y contribuyen a comprender su heterogeneidad.
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dc.identifier.citationAnnals of Psychology, 42(2), e22
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.666701
dc.identifier.eissn1695-2294
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/227661
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherServicio de Publicaciones. Universidad dde Murcia
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectPersonalidad psicopática
dc.subjectAfecto negativo
dc.subjectAdolescentes
dc.subjectAnálisis de Perfiles Latentes
dc.subjectCallous-unemotional traits
dc.subjectPsychopathic personality
dc.subjectNegative affect
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectAdolescents. Latent Profile Analysis
dc.subjectDureza emocional
dc.subject.odsNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.titleCallous and emotional: exploring the variants of psychopathic personality in community adolescents
dc.title.alternativeInsensibles y emocionales: Explorando las variantes de la personalidad psicopática en adolescentes comunitarios
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Anales de psicología Vol. 42, Nº 2 (2026)