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Towards a comprehensive assessment of school absenteeism: development and initial validation of the inventory of school attendance problems

Knollmann, Martin, Reissner, Volker, Hebebrand, Johannes·2019·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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School attendance problems (SAPs) become manifest in many ways and are associated with multiple risk factors, calling for comprehensive assessment methods. This study documents the development of the inventory of school attendance problems (ISAP), which assesses both the quality and the function of a broad spectrum of SAPs by first asking students with SAPs to rate the intensity of symptoms prior to or at school and then to rate their impact on school attendance. An empirically generated pool of 124 items was analyzed (explorative factor analysis) using a clinical sample of N = 245 students with SAPs (53.5% male; M age: 14.4). The Youth Self Report (YSR), a German version of the School Refusal Assessment Scale (SRAS), and the extent of school absenteeism were used to determine construct validity. The resulting 48 items loaded on 13 factors. The 13 scales assess internalizing and externalizing symptoms (Depression, Social Anxiety, Performance Anxiety, Agoraphobia/Panic, Separation Anxiety, Somatic Complaints, Aggression, School Aversion/Attractive Alternatives) as well as emotional distress due to problems in the school or family context (Problems with Teachers, Dislike of the Specific School, Problems with Peers, Problems Within the Family, Problems with Parents). All scales showed good internal consistencies. Their correlations with the YSR and the SRAS indicated convergent and discriminant validity. Positive associations between most of the scales and the extent of school absenteeism were obtained. Although preliminary, these results support the usefulness of the ISAP for a comprehensive assessment of SAPs in clinical settings.

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Authors
Knollmann, M., Reissner, V., & Hebebrand, J.
Affiliations
Essen University Hospital (DE)
Corresponding author
Knollmann, Martin
Venue
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Published
2018-07-24
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
399-414
ISSN
  • 1018-8827 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-165X
OpenAlex
W2884476271
Cited by
66
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2
FWCI
17.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
Keywords
school absenteeism, school attendance problems, psychometric development, construct validity, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, school refusal, family problems, peer problems, teacher challenges
MeSH terms
Absenteeism, Adolescent, Female, Humans, Male, Schools, Social Problems, Students

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