Vindictiveness, Aggression, and Callousness: Bridging Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits through Network Analysis in Preschool Children

Network analysis was used to examine the relationship between conduct problems (CP) and callous-unemotional (CU) traits. In a sample of 109 preschool children, results indicated that the following facets served as the bridge between CP and CU traits: Vindictiveness, Aggression, and Callousness, highlighting bidirectional relations between CP and CU traits.