TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring interpersonal callousness in boys from childhood to adolescence
T2 - An examination of longitudinal invariance and temporal stability
AU - Obradović, Jelena
AU - Pardini, Dustin A.
AU - Long, Jeffrey D.
AU - Loeber, Rolf
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is supported by grants awarded to Rolf Loeber from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (96-MU-FX-0012), National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA411018), and National Institute on Mental Health (MH 48890, MH 50778). Jelena Obradović received support from the Eva O. Miller Fellowship from the University of Minnesota and NRSA predoctoral training grant from a National Institute of Mental Health. Dustin Pardini received support from the National Science Foundation (SES-0215551) through the National Consortium on Violence Research. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article are ours and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Special thanks to Josh Wallaert, Keith Burt, and Matthew McLean for their helpful comments and assistance in preparing this article.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Studies show interpersonal callousness (IC) plays an important role in understanding persistent antisocial behaviors; however, it remains unclear whether IC is a unidimensional construct, represented by invariant behavioral indexes and stable across different developmental periods. This study explores the structure and stability of IC using parent and teacher reports of IC behaviors in a cohort of 506 inner-city boys assessed annually from ages 8 to 16. Results support the unidimensionality of the IC construct from childhood to adolescence and reveal longitudinal invariance between ages 8 to 11 and 12 to 16 in the case of parent report and from age 11 to 16 in the case of teacher report. Findings reveal significant stability of IC across 9 years of assessment. This study emphasizes the importance of testing the longitudinal invariance of constructs that span multiple developmental periods to promote a more unambiguous understanding of developmental stability and change.
AB - Studies show interpersonal callousness (IC) plays an important role in understanding persistent antisocial behaviors; however, it remains unclear whether IC is a unidimensional construct, represented by invariant behavioral indexes and stable across different developmental periods. This study explores the structure and stability of IC using parent and teacher reports of IC behaviors in a cohort of 506 inner-city boys assessed annually from ages 8 to 16. Results support the unidimensionality of the IC construct from childhood to adolescence and reveal longitudinal invariance between ages 8 to 11 and 12 to 16 in the case of parent report and from age 11 to 16 in the case of teacher report. Findings reveal significant stability of IC across 9 years of assessment. This study emphasizes the importance of testing the longitudinal invariance of constructs that span multiple developmental periods to promote a more unambiguous understanding of developmental stability and change.
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U2 - 10.1080/15374410701441633
DO - 10.1080/15374410701441633
M3 - Article
C2 - 17658974
AN - SCOPUS:34548545170
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 36
SP - 276
EP - 292
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 3
ER -