Table 1. Descriptive statistics and correlations between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and aggression and other study variables.
CU traits | Aggression | M/% | SD/N | |
---|---|---|---|---|
CU traits | 5.05 | 2.77 | ||
Aggression | .46** | 29.99 | 7.97 | |
Control variables | ||||
Age | .16 | .10 | 10.31 | .72 |
Male | .16 | .32** | 47.9% | 46 |
African-American | .31** | .11 | 64.6% | 62 |
Family income | −.44** | −.24* | 6.86 | 3.68 |
Academic achievement | −.54** | −.24* | 8.57 | 2.82 |
Outcome expectations | ||||
Tangible rewards | .09 | .05 | 8.91 | 2.78 |
Reduction of aversive Tx | .13 | .29** | 9.83 | 2.65 |
Punishment | −.13 | −.01 | 26.92 | 3.88 |
Remorse | −.36** | −.23* | 23.59 | 5.75 |
Victim suffering | −.29** | −.04 | 24.96 | 4.32 |
Dominance | .16 | −.09 | 16.48 | 5.91 |
Outcome values | ||||
Tangible rewards | .10 | .00 | 10.48 | 3.16 |
Reduction of aversive Tx | .01 | .05 | 12.35 | 3.14 |
Punishment | −.25* | −.04 | 28.21 | 5.04 |
Remorse | −.30** | −.08 | 25.04 | 5.93 |
Victim suffering | −.28** | −.04 | 22.96 | 6.77 |
Dominance | .20* | −.01 | 14.74 | 6.61 |
Emotional/cognitive empathy | ||||
Empathetic sadness | −.32** | −.18 | 20.14 | 4.50 |
Empathetic concern | −.30** | .01 | 39.27 | 5.65 |
Perspective-taking | −.08 | .17 | 27.01 | 4.00 |
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p < .01.