Background

There are limited studies examining associations between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and peer victimization, with some research suggesting a positive association between these two constructs and other studies indicating no association. However, no research to date has examined these associations among justice-involved youth, and CU traits may operate differently for youth who are involved in activity that results in detainment.

Objective

The current study attempts to further clarify these associations by examining links between CU traits and peer victimization and examining CU traits as a moderator of associations between each form of victimization and depression symptoms, a common adjustment outcome associated with peer victimization. Finally sex differences in associations were considered.

Methods

Self-reported measures were collected from 269 detained youth (75% male).

Results

Regression analyses indicated that CU traits were negatively associated with relational victimization. In contrast, CU traits were either unrelated or positively related to physical victimization, depending on whether the variance associated with relational victimization was considered. CU traits did not moderate links between both forms of victimization and depression symptoms for males or females.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that CU traits may operate differently with various forms of victimization among justice-involved youth, with CU traits consistently linked to lower levels of relational victimization. It may be that the impact of CU traits depends on contextual/situational factors.

中文翻译：

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被拘留青年中的同伴受害：冷酷无情的特质的影响

背景

有限的研究检验了call性情绪低落（CU）特征与同伴受害之间的关联，一些研究表明这两种结构之间存在正相关，而其他研究则表明没有关联。但是，迄今为止，尚无研究调查涉及司法的年轻人之间的这些关联，而CU特征对于参与导致拘留的活动的年轻人的作用可能有所不同。

目的

当前的研究试图通过检查CU特质与同伴受害之间的联系，以及作为各种形式的受害与抑郁症状之间的联系的调节者来检查CU特质，以进一步阐明这些关联，这是与同伴受害有关的常见调整结果。最后，考虑了协会中的性别差异。

方法

从269名被拘留青年（75％的男性）中收集了自我报告的措施。

结果

回归分析表明，CU特质与关系受害程度呈负相关。相比之下，CU特质与身体受害无关或正相关，这取决于是否考虑了与关系受害有关的差异。CU特质并未缓解男性或女性的两种受害形式与抑郁症状之间的联系。

结论

研究结果表明，在涉及司法的青年中，CU特质在遭受各种形式的受害时可能会有所不同，CU特质始终与较低的关系受害程度相关。CU特质的影响可能取决于上下文/情境因素。