Browsing by Author "Kyranides, Melina-Nicole"
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Callous-unemotional, impulsive-irresponsible, and grandiose-manipulative traits: Distinct associations with heart rate, skin conductance, and startle responses to violent and erotic scenes
Fanti, Kostas A.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Georgiou, Giorgos; Petridou, Maria; Colins, Olivier F.; Tuvblad, Catherine; Andershed, Henrik (2017)The present study aimed to examine whether callous-unemotional, grandiose-manipulative, and impulsive-irresponsible dimensions of psychopathy are differentially related to various affective and physiological measures, ...
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The Disruptive Adolescent as a Grown-Up: Predicting Adult Startle Responses to Violent and Erotic Films from Adolescent Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits
Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Fanti, Kostas A.; Panayiotou, Georgia (2016)The current study aimed to identify heterogeneous groups of adolescents differing on their levels of conduct problems (CP) and callous-unemotional (CU) traits, and compare them on startle reactivity to emotional videos ...
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Facial reactions to violent and comedy films: Association with callous–unemotional traits and impulsive aggression
Fanti, Kostas A.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Panayiotou, Georgia (Routledge, 2017)The current study adds to prior research by investigating specific (happiness, sadness, surprise, disgust, anger and fear) and general (corrugator and zygomatic muscle activity) facial reactions to violent and comedy films ...
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Locating targets from imagined perspectives: Comparing labelling with pointing responses
Avraamides, Marios N.; Ioannidou, L. M.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole (2007)Participants in two experiments adopted imagined perspectives in a perceptually available spatial scene and located targets by using either verbal terms (labelling) or arrows (pointing). Results revealed that performance ...
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Preventing Conduct Disorder and Callous Unemotional Traits: Preliminary Results of a School Based Pilot Training Program
Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Fanti, Kostas A.; Katsimicha, Evita; Georgiou, G. (Springer New York LLC, 2017)This study investigated whether a school-based pilot prevention program is effective in reducing Conduct Disorder (CD) symptoms and callous unemotional (CU) traits (i.e., lack of empathy and guilt) in a community sample ...
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Sensorimotor interference when reasoning about described environments
Avraamides, Marios N.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole (2007)The influence of sensorimotor interference was examined in two experiments that compared pointing with iconic arrows and verbal responding in a task that entailed locating target-objects from imagined perspectives. ...
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Book Chapter
Sensorimotor Interference When Reasoning About Described Environments
Carbonell, Jaime G.; Siekmann, Jö; Barkowsky, Thomas; Knauff, Markus; Ligozat, Gé; Montello, Daniel R.; Avraamides, Marios N.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole (2008)The influence of sensorimotor interference was examined in two experiments that compared pointing with iconic arrows and verbal responding in a task that entailed locating target-objects from imagined perspectives. ...
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Stability Subtypes of Callous–Unemotional Traits and Conduct Disorder Symptoms and Their Correlates
Eisenbarth, Hedwig; Demetriou, Chara A.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Fanti, Kostas A. (Springer New York LLC, 2016)Callous–unemotional traits and conduct disorder symptoms tend to co-occur across development, with existing evidence pointing to individual differences in the co-development of these problems. The current study identified ...
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Startle modulation during violent films: Association with callous–unemotional traits and aggressive behavior
Fanti, Kostas A.; Panayiotou, Georgia; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Avraamides, Marios N. (2016)The current study examined the unique and interactive associations of callous–unemotional (CU) traits, impulsive and premeditated aggression with startle modulation to violent films. Eighty-five participants (Mage = 20.52) ...
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Triarchic dimensions of psychopathy in young adulthood: Associations with clinical and physiological measures after accounting for adolescent psychopathic traits
Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Fanti, Kostas A.; Sikki, Maria; Patrick, C. J. (American Psychological Association Inc, 2017)This study examined associations of psychopathy facets of boldness, meanness, and disinhibition with clinically relevant variables and physiological reactivity to affective stimuli. These associations were examined after ...
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Unemotional on all counts: Evidence of reduced affective responses in individuals with high callous-unemotional traits across emotion systems and valences
Fanti, Kostas A.; Panayiotou, Georgia; Lombardo, Michael V.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole (Psychology Press Ltd, 2016)The current study aimed to identify atypical neurophysiological activity associated with deficient affective processing in individuals with high callous-unemotional traits (CU). Fifty-six participants (M age = 20.52; 46% ...
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Validation of the Greek cypriot translation of the triarchic psychopathy measure
Fanti, Kostas A.; Kyranides, Melina-Nicole; Drislane, Laura E.; Colins, Olivier F.; Andershed, Henrik (Routledge, 2016)Psychopathy is conceived of as a pathological constellation of personality traits, manifested in aberrant behavioral, interpersonal, and emotional tendencies. This study examined within a Greek-speaking nonclinical sample ...