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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Callous-unemotional traits are associated with the development of severe behavior problems, delinquency, and psychopathy. Previous studies have repeatedly shown that CU traits may be present as early as preschool age, and they have consistently used the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) to assess CU traits in children and adolescents. A three-factor structure for the ICU has been widely endorsed.
METHODS: The aim of our study is to compare the three-factor structure of the ICU in different age groups (preschool, middle childhood, early, and late adolescence) and to test for measurement invariance in a German sample of N = 2368 children and adolescents (M = 11.76 years; SD = 3.72).
RESULTS: The results of our study indicate configural measurement invariance, suggesting that the ICU has the same structure in all age groups but with different meanings, parameters, and mean values in the groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Accordingly, the ICU cannot be applied in the same way to children and adolescents of different age groups, which emphasizes the need for a more differentiated assessment.
METHODS: The aim of our study is to compare the three-factor structure of the ICU in different age groups (preschool, middle childhood, early, and late adolescence) and to test for measurement invariance in a German sample of N = 2368 children and adolescents (M = 11.76 years; SD = 3.72).
RESULTS: The results of our study indicate configural measurement invariance, suggesting that the ICU has the same structure in all age groups but with different meanings, parameters, and mean values in the groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Accordingly, the ICU cannot be applied in the same way to children and adolescents of different age groups, which emphasizes the need for a more differentiated assessment.
摘要：
背景：冷酷无情的特质与严重行为问题的发展有关，犯罪,和精神病。以前的研究一再表明，CU特征可能早在学龄前就存在，他们一直使用Callous-UnemotionalTraits（ICU）评估儿童和青少年的CU特征。ICU的三因素结构已得到广泛认可。
方法：我们研究的目的是比较不同年龄段ICU的三因素结构（学龄前，童年中期，早期，和青春期后期），并在N=2368名儿童和青少年（M=11.76岁；SD=3.72）的德国样本中测试测量不变性。
结果：我们的研究结果表明结构测量不变性，这表明ICU在所有年龄组都有相同的结构，但含义不同，参数,以及组中的平均值。
结论：因此，ICU不能以相同的方式应用于不同年龄段的儿童和青少年，这强调了需要进行更有区别的评估。
方法：我们研究的目的是比较不同年龄段ICU的三因素结构（学龄前，童年中期，早期，和青春期后期），并在N=2368名儿童和青少年（M=11.76岁；SD=3.72）的德国样本中测试测量不变性。
结果：我们的研究结果表明结构测量不变性，这表明ICU在所有年龄组都有相同的结构，但含义不同，参数,以及组中的平均值。
结论：因此，ICU不能以相同的方式应用于不同年龄段的儿童和青少年，这强调了需要进行更有区别的评估。
