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| Subject: Psychopathic traits found in preschool children by university researchers Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:47 am | |
| Psychopathic traits can be identified in children as young as three, according to Australian-led research that measured how youngsters reacted to different facial expressions and neutral or distressing images.
The international team led by the University of NSW developed the diagnostic tool in world-first research that shows very young children can display callous and unemotional traits linked to psychopathy.
More than 200 children aged between three and six took part in the study, which found that 10 per cent showed callous and unemotional traits such as lacking remorse or empathy for the feelings of other people.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/psychopathic-traits-found-in-preschool-children-by-university-of-nsw-researchers-20150910-gjjoq4.html#ixzz3lP09Inaw |
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