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Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits
The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) was designed to evaluate multiple facets of Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits in youths. However, no study has examined the factor structure and psychometrical properties of the ICU in Chinese detained juveniles. The current study assesses the factor s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6693437/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31440192 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01841 |
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author | Zhang, Xintong Shou, Yiyun Wang, Meng-Cheng Zhong, Chuxian Luo, Jie Gao, Yu Yang, Wendeng |
author_facet | Zhang, Xintong Shou, Yiyun Wang, Meng-Cheng Zhong, Chuxian Luo, Jie Gao, Yu Yang, Wendeng |
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description | The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) was designed to evaluate multiple facets of Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits in youths. However, no study has examined the factor structure and psychometrical properties of the ICU in Chinese detained juveniles. The current study assesses the factor structure, internal consistency and convergent validity of the ICU in 613 Chinese detained boys. Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the original three-factor model with 24 items showed an unacceptable fit to the data, however, the 11-item shortened version of the ICU (ICU-11) with callousness and uncaring dimensions showed the best fit. Moreover, the ICU-11 total score and factor scores had good and acceptable internal consistencies. The convergent and criterion validity of the ICU-11 was demonstrated by comparable and significant associations in the expected direction with relevant external criteria (e.g., psychopathy, aggression, and empathy). In conclusion, present findings indicated that the ICU-11 is a reliable and efficient instrument to replace the original ICU when assessing CU traits in the Chinese male detained juvenile sample. |
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spelling | pubmed-66934372019-08-22 Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits Zhang, Xintong Shou, Yiyun Wang, Meng-Cheng Zhong, Chuxian Luo, Jie Gao, Yu Yang, Wendeng Front Psychol Psychology The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) was designed to evaluate multiple facets of Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits in youths. However, no study has examined the factor structure and psychometrical properties of the ICU in Chinese detained juveniles. The current study assesses the factor structure, internal consistency and convergent validity of the ICU in 613 Chinese detained boys. Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the original three-factor model with 24 items showed an unacceptable fit to the data, however, the 11-item shortened version of the ICU (ICU-11) with callousness and uncaring dimensions showed the best fit. Moreover, the ICU-11 total score and factor scores had good and acceptable internal consistencies. The convergent and criterion validity of the ICU-11 was demonstrated by comparable and significant associations in the expected direction with relevant external criteria (e.g., psychopathy, aggression, and empathy). In conclusion, present findings indicated that the ICU-11 is a reliable and efficient instrument to replace the original ICU when assessing CU traits in the Chinese male detained juvenile sample. Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6693437/ /pubmed/31440192 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01841 Text en Copyright © 2019 Zhang, Shou, Wang, Zhong, Luo, Gao and Yang. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Zhang, Xintong Shou, Yiyun Wang, Meng-Cheng Zhong, Chuxian Luo, Jie Gao, Yu Yang, Wendeng Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits |
title | Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits |
title_full | Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits |
title_fullStr | Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits |
title_short | Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits |
title_sort | assessing callous-unemotional traits in chinese detained boys: factor structure and construct validity of the inventory of callous-unemotional traits |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6693437/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31440192 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01841 |
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