Health and Functional Outcomes for Shared and Unique Variances of Interpersonal Callousness and Low Prosocial Behavior

• DOI: 10.1007/s10862-019-09756-9
• Publication Date: 2019-08-01T07:02:39Z
• Authors: Alan J. Meehan; Barbara Maughan; Edward D. Barker
• Keywords: Prosocial Behavior; Longitudinal Study

Previous factor-analytic studies identify significant comorbidity between interpersonal-callous (IC) traits and low prosocial behavior (LPB), which, in turn, is associated with high levels of childhood risk exposure psychopathology. Longitudinal associations IC, LPB, or their combination, early-adult health social functioning have not been investigated, however. Extending a previously-identified bifactor model within prospective birth cohort, this study applied latent path analysis to test direct indirect pathways (via adolescent delinquency, substance use, physical activity) these general specific factors (age 13) (i) emotional problems 18), (ii) (iii) classification as ‘not education, employment, training’ (NEET; age 20). All models controlled for adversity IQ. Bifactor-specific estimates indicated that the residual IC factor did reliably denote unique variance over above (IC/LPB). IC/LPB itself was directly NEET classification, while LPB better health. also indirectly via greater lower activity. In contrast, either non-significantly negatively related domains. Findings indicate shared underlying confers an increased poor functional outcomes emerging adulthood, highlight delinquency inactivity potential treatment targets may mitigate difficulties at construct.