TY - JOUR
T1 - Treating children with early-onset conduct problems and callous–unemotional traits
T2 - an empirical evaluation of KooLKIDS
AU - Houghton, Stephen
AU - Carroll, Annemaree
AU - Zadow, Corinne
AU - O’connor, Emma Sanders
AU - Hattie, John A.
AU - Lynn, Sasha
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - Children with early-onset conduct problems (EOCP) and callous–unemotional (CU) traits are highly resistant to treatment and cost society significantly more than their healthy counterparts. Employing a multiple baseline design, 13 males (9.0–10.2 years of age) with a history of school suspensions were sequentially introduced to KooLKIDS, a school-based interactive multimedia intervention for young children with EOCP and CU. Teacher and child self-report data revealed significant reductions for the group in proactive and reactive aggression, and antisocial traits. Significant changes in the desired direction were also found on measures of emotion regulation. When the data were analyzed for each individual child, however, the magnitude of any effects for behaviour change varied greatly. KooLKIDS offers potential for treating children with EOCP and CU and hence preventing progression towards more serious antisocial behaviour.
AB - Children with early-onset conduct problems (EOCP) and callous–unemotional (CU) traits are highly resistant to treatment and cost society significantly more than their healthy counterparts. Employing a multiple baseline design, 13 males (9.0–10.2 years of age) with a history of school suspensions were sequentially introduced to KooLKIDS, a school-based interactive multimedia intervention for young children with EOCP and CU. Teacher and child self-report data revealed significant reductions for the group in proactive and reactive aggression, and antisocial traits. Significant changes in the desired direction were also found on measures of emotion regulation. When the data were analyzed for each individual child, however, the magnitude of any effects for behaviour change varied greatly. KooLKIDS offers potential for treating children with EOCP and CU and hence preventing progression towards more serious antisocial behaviour.
KW - callous–unemotional
KW - children
KW - Early-onset conduct problems
KW - intervention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015236927&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13632752.2017.1301646
DO - 10.1080/13632752.2017.1301646
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85015236927
VL - 22
SP - 350
EP - 364
JO - Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
JF - Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
SN - 1363-2752
IS - 4
ER -