Table 2.
Psychiatric and autistic measure associations with callous–unemotional traits as rated by the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD) (standardised)a
| Unadjusted | Adjusted for conduct problems | Adjusted for conduct problems and autism severity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional and behavioural problems at 16 (parent-rated) |
β | P | β | P | β | P |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire | ||||||
| Conduct problems | 0.17 | 0.02 | NA | |||
| Hyperactivity | 0.24 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.38 |
| Emotional symptoms | −0.02 | 0.82 | NA | - | NA | - |
| Peer relations | 0.30 | <0.01 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 0.03 |
| Prosocial behaviour | −0.50 | <0.001 | −0.51 | <0.001 | −0.50 | <0.001 |
| Social responsiveness scale, total | 4.78 | <0.001 | 4.70 | <0.001 | NA | - |
a.
Adjusted associations first account for the presence of conduct problems, and second for the presence of conduct problems and level of autism severity as rated by ICD-10 symptom severity.