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Virtanen, Tuomo; Pelkonen, Jenni; Kiuru, Noona – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
This longitudinal study of 1,066 Finnish students examined bidirectional reciprocal relationships between changes in perceived supportive school climate and changes in self-reported truancy from the last year of primary school (Grade 6) to the last year of lower secondary school (Grade 9). The results of the random intercept cross-lagged panel…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Truancy, Correlation
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Maria A. Rogers; Amy Klan; Rylee Oram; Amanda Krause; Jess Whitley; David J. Smith; Natasha McBrearty – School Mental Health, 2024
School absenteeism among children and adolescents has been associated with a myriad of adverse outcomes. Despite a substantial amount of research on school attendance, our understanding of absenteeism in elementary-aged children with mental health difficulties is limited. The current study used a mixed-method sequential explanatory design to gain…
Descriptors: Attendance, Child Health, Mental Health, Age Differences
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Jörg-Henrik Heine; Christine Sälzer – European Education, 2023
This paper uses data from PISA 2018 in Germany to explore how the students' chronotype (known as larks and owls) and their academic achievement is related to truancy. We used an adapted version of the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ) to measure the students' chronotype. The results demonstrate a correlation between the students' social jet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students
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Martín, Miriam; Gonzálvez, Carolina; Vicent, María; Sanmartín, Ricardo; Fernández-Sogorb, Aitana; García-Fernández, José M. – Education Sciences, 2021
The relationship between school refusal behavior (SRB) profiles and personality traits has received little attention from investigators. Identifying the profiles of students with school attendance problems may improve the understanding of the characteristics defining these students. The aim of this study was to identify different SRB profiles and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Children, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students
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Virtanen, Tuomo E.; Räikkönen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Määttä, Sami; Vasalampi, Kati – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
This longitudinal study covering two educational transitions examined 1,821 Finnish students' participation in and identification with school and their associations with students' academic achievement and truancy. The students were surveyed (a) at the end of primary school, (b) at the beginning of lower secondary school, (c) at the end of lower…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Truancy, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students
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Malika, Nipher; Granillo, Cristie; Irani, Crissy; Montgomery, Susanne; Belliard, Juan Carlos – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Low-income and racial/ethnic minority students often face distinct challenges in attending school leading to lower academic performance, low graduation rates, and overall, an indicator of diminished long-term social and financial stability. Chronic absenteeism is a national problem and to address this, a better understanding of risks…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Truancy, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students
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Weathers, Ericka S.; Hollett, Karen Babbs; Mandel, Zoë R.; Rickert, Christine – Peabody Journal of Education, 2021
Mirroring trends in the legal system, discipline within education has adopted zero-tolerance policies in an attempt to curb undesired behaviors in school. K-12 schools have expanded the use of exclusionary discipline policies for lesser offenses, giving way to the phenomenon known as the school-to-prison-pipeline (STPP), which disproportionately…
Descriptors: Truancy, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Behavior, Discipline Policy