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Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 4/2016

01-04-2016 | Original Contribution

Social skills and psychopathic traits in maltreated adolescents

Authors: Mariella Ometto, Paula Approbato de Oliveira, Ana Luiza Milioni, Bernardo dos Santos, Sandra Scivoletto, Geraldo F. Busatto, Paula V. Nunes, Paulo Jannuzzi Cunha

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 4/2016

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Abstract

Child maltreatment has frequently been associated with impaired social skills and antisocial features, but there are still controversies about the effect of each type of maltreatment on social behaviour. The aim of this study was to compare the social functioning and psychopathic traits of maltreated adolescents (MTA) with a control group (CG) and to investigate what types of maltreatments and social skills were associated with psychopathic traits in both groups. The types and intensity of maltreatment were evaluated through the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) in 107 adolescents, divided into the MTA group (n = 66) and non-maltreated youths (n = 41), our CG. The Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL: YV) and a detailed inventory for evaluation of social skills in adolescents were also applied in all individuals. MTA presented more psychopathic traits than the CG, in all domains measured by PCL: YV, independently of IQ levels and the presence of psychiatric disorders. Interestingly, the groups did not differ significantly from each other on indicators of social skills. Multiple regression analysis revealed that emotional neglect was the only maltreatment subtype significantly associated with psychopathic traits, more specifically with the PCL: YV interpersonal factor (F1), and that some social skills (empathy, self-control and social confidence) were related to specific psychopathic factors. The results highlight that emotional neglect may be more detrimental to social behaviours than physical and sexual abuse, and that neglected children require more specific and careful attention.
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Metadata
Title
Social skills and psychopathic traits in maltreated adolescents
Authors
Mariella Ometto
Paula Approbato de Oliveira
Ana Luiza Milioni
Bernardo dos Santos
Sandra Scivoletto
Geraldo F. Busatto
Paula V. Nunes
Paulo Jannuzzi Cunha
Publication date
01-04-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-015-0744-y

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