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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 8;53(3):10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02487.x. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02487.x

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
*

p < .05;

**

p < .01.