Inventory of Callous-Unemotional traits (ICU)

The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional traits (ICU) is a 24-item questionnaire that assesses callous and unemotional (CU) traits, a central feature of psychopathy, also known as abnormal affective empathy (Jones et al., 2010). CU traits are defined by a lack of empathy, guilt, remorse and emotion (Moran et al., 2009). The ICU has three subscales: callousness, uncaring and unemotional. There are five versions of the scale, relating to age (youth or preschool) and who completes the ICU (self, parent or teacher). The ICU is made up of statements with a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 (Not at all true) to 3 (Definitely True), with higher scores indicating greater CU traits. Example items include statements such as: “I express my feelings openly”, “ I feel bad or guilt when I do something wrong” and “I do not care if I get in trouble”.

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  • Middle Childhood Cohort

  • MCC - T2
  •   P1C P2C
    8.0 - 10.0 years   From 2016-08-21 to 2018-01-24

  • MCC - T3
  •   P1C P2C
    9.0 - 11.0 years   From 2017-08-27 to 2018-09-30

    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU)
    Measure name Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU)
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