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Truancy in late elementary and early secondary education: the influence of social bonds and self-control—the TRAILS study

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Veenstra, René, Lindenberg, Siegwart, Tinga, Frank, Ormel, Johan·2010·International Journal of Behavioral Development

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Some pupils already show unexcused, illegal, surreptitious absences in elementary education or the first years of secondary education. Are weak social bonds (see also Hirschi, 1969) and a lack of self-control (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990) indicative of truancy at an early age? Of the children in our sample, 5% were persistent truants in late elementary education and early secondary education. Using multivariate analyses the influence of various predictors on persistent truancy was examined. Lack of attachment to norm-relevant significant others (parents and teachers) and lack of prosocial orientation were indicative of truancy. Social bonds with classmates had no effect on truancy. Other risk factors for truancy were: being a boy, early pubertal development, family breakup, and low socio-economic status. The effect of self-control on truancy was partially mediated by social bonds. The impact of social bonds to norm-relevant significant others suggests that early truancy can partly be prevented by focusing on children’s relations with parents at home and with teachers at school. Prevention of truancy is desirable because the likelihood of involvement in other deviant behavior increases for truants.

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Authors
Veenstra, R., Lindenberg, S., Tinga, F., & Ormel, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Turku (FI)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
Corresponding author
Veenstra, René
Venue
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Published
2010-04-29
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
302-310
ISSN
  • 0165-0254 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-0651
OpenAlex
W2010087255
Cited by
118
References
56
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FWCI
25.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Behavioral Development (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
truancy, social bonds, self-control, parental attachment, prosocial orientation, precocious puberty, family breakup, low socioeconomic status, truancy prevention, TRAILS study, early adolescence, deviance

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