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School absenteeism: an online survey via social networks

Pflug, Verena, Schneider, Silvia·2016·Child Psychiatry & Human Development

Abstract

School absenteeism is a significant social and public health problem. However, existing prevalence rates are often not representative due to biased assessment processes at schools. The present study assessed school absenteeism in Germany using a nationwide online self-report survey. Although our definition of school absenteeism was more conservative than in previous studies, nearly 9 % of the 1359 high school students reported school absenteeism within the past 7 days. Absent students lived less often with both parents, were on average of lower socioeconomic status, and reported more emotional problems, behavioral problems and less prosocial behavior than attending students. Being an indicator of a wide variety of problems in children and adolescents, school absenteeism deserves much more attention. Future directions for research and implications for prevention and intervention programs are discussed.

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Authors
Pflug, V., & Schneider, S.
Affiliations
Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Corresponding author
Schneider, Silvia
Venue
Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Published
2015-09-15
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
417-429
ISSN
  • 0009-398X (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3327
OpenAlex
W1938884351
Cited by
44
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
11.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
school absenteeism, high school students, social networks, prevalence, parental cohabitation, socioeconomic status, emotional problems, behavioral problems, prosocial behavior, adolescents, Germany
MeSH terms
Absenteeism, Adolescent, Child, Female, Germany, Humans, Male, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schools, Students, Social Networking

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