Thomson Nicholas D, Kjærvik Sophie L, Zacharaki Georgia, Gresham Abriana M, Dick Danielle M, Fanti Kostas A
Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Children (Basel). 2025 Jun 14;12(6):775. doi: 10.3390/children12060775.
Conduct Disorder (CD) involves persistent behavior violating societal norms and others' rights. A subgroup of adolescents with CD exhibits callous-unemotional (CU) traits, which are linked to severe antisocial behavior and poorer long-term outcomes. Research suggests parenting plays an important role in the development of CU traits. However, few studies have explored the role of maternal and paternal parenting practices mediating the link between CU traits and violence within the same study. : This study included 222 adolescents with Conduct Disorder ( = 15.7, 68% male) and examined whether perceived parental warmth and hostility, measured using the Quality of Parental Relationships, mediated the association between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and youth involvement in violent crime and gun violence, assessed via the Violent Crime Assessment and Gun Violence Questionnaire. : Double mediation models showed that only maternal hostility mediated the link between CU traits and violence, while maternal warmth and paternal parenting practices did not. : Findings emphasize the role of maternal hostility in exacerbating violence, including gun violence, among adolescents with CD and CU traits.
品行障碍（CD）涉及持续违反社会规范和他人权利的行为。患有品行障碍的青少年亚群体表现出冷酷无情（CU）特质，这些特质与严重的反社会行为及较差的长期后果相关。研究表明，养育方式在冷酷无情特质的发展中起着重要作用。然而，在同一研究中，很少有研究探讨父母养育方式在介导冷酷无情特质与暴力行为之间联系方面所起的作用。本研究纳入了222名患有品行障碍的青少年（平均年龄 = 15.7岁，68%为男性），并通过《暴力犯罪评估问卷》和《枪支暴力问卷》评估，考察了使用《父母关系质量量表》测量的父母感知温暖与敌意，是否介导了冷酷无情（CU）特质与青少年参与暴力犯罪及枪支暴力之间的关联。双中介模型显示，只有母亲的敌意介导了冷酷无情特质与暴力行为之间的联系，而母亲的温暖及父亲的养育方式则没有。研究结果强调了母亲的敌意在加剧患有品行障碍和冷酷无情特质的青少年的暴力行为（包括枪支暴力）方面所起的作用。
