Findings suggest that Emotion Understanding is influential in the early development of aggression, which may in turn influence the development or exacerbation of Callous-Unemotional features. Children’s Emotion Understanding in early childhood, especially concerning others’ distress, may be an important component of preventive intervention efforts for young children at risk for serious antisocial behavior.

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