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Presentation in Spanish
LAURA LÓPEZ ROMERO
UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. SPAIN
Laura López-Romero holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and is a researcher in the Ramón y Cajal program at the Research Unit on Risk Behaviors and Developmental Disorders (UNDERISK; USC). Her research focuses on the development of conduct problems, with a special interest in identifying developmental trajectories from childhood to adolescence, considering the influence of individual and contextual factors. Among these, the role of temperamental and personality variables, such as psychopathic traits (emotional hardness, manipulation, impulsivity), stands out, seeking to understand how they are structured and developed in childhood, as well as the role of family variables, and parental educational styles and practices.
This line of research has generated significant scientific production, with articles published in national and international impact journals, most of them focused on the development of conduct problems and psychopathic personality in childhood and adolescence. Additionally, it has allowed her to present more than 70 papers at multiple congresses organized by nationally and internationally relevant scientific societies. Furthermore, she has participated in R&D projects funded by regional and national public calls.
Currently, she is conducting part of her research work in the longitudinal project ELISA (Longitudinal Study for Healthy Childhood), recently initiating a complementary research line (ELISA Socioemotional) focused on the analysis of emotional processing, recognition, and expression regarding conduct problems.
Advances in the study of psychopathic traits as risk indicators in childhood and adolescence.
The study of psychopathic traits has experienced exponential growth in recent decades due to its relevance in identifying more severe and persistent risk trajectories of disruptive behaviors in childhood and adolescence. Despite the progress, it is necessary to continue unraveling the role that psychopathic traits play in predicting problematic, antisocial, and aggressive behaviors in development. The symposium aims to advance this goal with four studies that will analyze the role of psychopathic traits as a risk indicator in the early stages of the life cycle. First, based on the identification of psychopathic trait profiles in the preschool stage, their evolution and impact on the development of problematic behaviors throughout childhood will be analyzed. Second, the relationship between psychopathic traits and aggressive behavior – reactive/proactive – including gender perspective, will be examined in boys and girls in the first grade of primary school. Third, neurocognitive factors will be included as predictors of psychopathic traits and behavioral problems in boys and girls in the second cycle of primary school. Fourth, jumping to the adolescent stage, the role of psychopathic traits, and their interrelation with antisocial friends and exposure to violence, in the development of problematic behaviors such as bullying or antisocial behavior will be analyzed.
Overall, a panoramic view will be offered that aims to show the latest advances in research conducted in our country, with results that allow us to delve into psychopathic traits in the identification of risk profiles, with implications for models of development of problematic behavior and their practical implications.
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