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Havik, Trude; Bru, Edvin; Ertesvåg, Sigrun K. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
The primary aim of this study was to investigate how students' perceptions of relationships with peers at school and teachers' classroom management are associated with school refusal-related reasons and truancy-related reasons for school non-attendance. The study included controls for emotional stability and relevant parental variables. A student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Truancy
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Havik, Trude; Bru, Edvin; Ertesvåg, Sigrun K. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The aim of the present study is to assess reasons for school non-attendance including somatic symptoms, subjective health complaints, truancy, and school refusal and to investigate the relationship of these with gender, grade, and self-reported special educational needs. The study is based on a self-reported questionnaire distributed to students…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attribution Theory, Gender Differences, Cohort Analysis
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Studsrod, Ingunn; Bru, Edvin – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2011
The purpose of present study was to explore the perceptions of peers as socialization agents in school adjustment among upper secondary school students. The associations were studied in a sample of 564 Norwegian students. Results showed that perceptions of friends and classmates as socialization agents accounted for unique variances in various…
Descriptors: Socialization, Secondary School Students, Peer Relationship, Student Adjustment