Adolescent school absenteeism: Modelling social and individual risk factors
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Background: School absenteeism is a complex problem that includes risk factors associated with individual traits, socio‐economic conditions, family structure, the school and society. The consequences of extensive school absenteeism can be detrimental for the youth. Method: In this exploratory study we aimed to investigate the relative importance of different risk factors on school absenteeism. We assessed 865 Norwegian high school students testing a model of school absenteeism using Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling (ESEM). Results: Analysis show that on the individual level most of the measured risk factors were significantly associated with absenteeism. School absenteeism was predicted by externalising behaviour, family work and health, and school environment directly. Conclusion: The implications of the findings on school absenteeism are that it will be important to focus more on the context and co‐occurrence of these problems in order to fully understand them.
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Risk factors for school absenteeism and dropout are not present in isolation, but coexist and interact with other risk factors.
“it has been acknowledged that risk factors for school absenteeism and dropout are not present in isolation, but coexist and interact with other risk factors (e.g., Berends and Diest 2014; Ingul et al. 2012; Kearney 2008a, 2008b).”
From Risk Factors for School Absenteeism and Dropout: A Meta-Analytic Review (2019) · cites this paper as Ingul et al. 2012
The Conclusions state that risk factors for school absenteeism act differently when considered together rather than alone, supporting the claim about coexisting factors. The paper links absenteeism to dropout in the Background, but does not establish the same interaction among risk factors for dropout. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredBecause depressed adolescents are more likely to be absent and were not included, the study may have understated any effect of social media on depressive symptoms.
“We potentially underestimated effects of social media on depressive symptoms, as depression is linked to adolescent absenteeism and these students are not represented here [39].”
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- Authors
- Ingul, J. M., Klöckner, C. A., Silverman, W. K., & Nordahl, H. M.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Florida International University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ingul, Jo Magne
- Venue
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-06-29
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 93-100
- ISSN
- 1475-357X (ISSN-L)
- 1475-3588
- OpenAlex
- W1600717173
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 19.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Helse Midt-Norge
- 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, adolescents, risk factors, externalizing problems, family responsibilities, family health, school environment, high school students, socioeconomic conditions, family structure
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