School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2012 Aug;53(8):838-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02544.x. Epub 2012 Mar 7.
Antisocial children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits appear to be disconnected from other people's emotions; although little is known about their experience of the parent-child emotional bond. This study examined parent-child attachment relationships and levels of CU traits in conduct-problem children.
Attachment classifications in boys (M = 6.31 years) with disruptive behaviour disorders were assessed using the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task. Multiple informants rated children's CU traits.
Independent of severity of conduct problems, high levels of CU traits were associated with more insecure attachment; specifically, disorganised attachment representations; however, CU traits were not associated with avoidant representations.
Among conduct-problem children, those higher on CU traits appear to be at increased risk of experiencing disruptions in parent-child attachment relationships; attachment may be an important area for treatment and prevention efforts for CU traits in young children.
具有无情（CU）特征的反社会儿童似乎与他人的情感脱节；尽管人们对他们的亲子情感纽带的体验知之甚少。本研究考察了行为问题儿童的亲子依恋关系和 CU 特征水平。
使用曼彻斯特儿童依恋故事任务评估具有破坏性行为障碍的男孩（M = 6.31 岁）的依恋分类。多个知情人对儿童的 CU 特征进行了评分。
无论行为问题的严重程度如何，高水平的 CU 特征都与不安全的依恋有关；具体来说，是组织混乱的依恋表现；然而，CU 特征与回避型依恋表现无关。
在行为问题儿童中，那些 CU 特征较高的儿童似乎更容易出现亲子依恋关系中断；对于幼儿的 CU 特征，依恋可能是治疗和预防的重要领域。
