ABSTRACT
This chapter includes a review on how callous-unemotional traits could contribute to heightened risk towards parent-directed aggression by children. A “Trait-based Model” is proposed to explain the incidences of aggression directed towards parents. The model suggests which group of young people are more likely to perpetrate aggression in general and who tend to be the victim(s) of their aggression. Callous-unemotional traits (a dimension of psychopathy) is incorporated into the model to help explain the incidences of child to parent aggression and violence. This is an area which may benefit from more research as highlighting a potentially distinct group of perpetrators of child to parent abuse could help in providing a more targeted intervention based on the groups.
