Persistent absenteeism among Irish primary school pupils

Thornton, Maeve; Darmody, Merike; McCoy, Selina

doi:10.1080/00131911.2013.768599

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“…Children could have a higher prevalence of school absenteeism when facing other situations such as traumatic events (43). School absenteeism could occur for other reasons that could be related to food insecurity, such as lack of parental engagement with the childÕs schooling, maternal depression, household social class, conflict between parents, having special education needs, or chronic illness (44).…”

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Food Insecurity in Children but Not in Their Mothers Is Associated with Altered Activities, School Absenteeism, and Stunting

Bernal

Frongillo

Herrera

et al. 2014

The Journal of Nutrition

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Household food insecurity has substantial detrimental effects on children, but little is known about the mechanisms through which these effects occur. This study investigated some possible mechanisms by examining associations of food insecurity reported by children and mothers with daily activities, school absenteeism, and stunting. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a nonprobabilistic sample of 131 mother-child pairs from a poor peri-urban area in Miranda State, Venezuela. We assessed food insecurity in children by using an instrument developed through a naturalistic approach that had 10 items for food insecurity and 9 items for management strategies. To obtain mothers' reports of food insecurity, a previously validated 12-item instrument was used. Children's daily activities, school absenteeism, and stunting were measured. Chi-square tests for contingency tables and logistic and multiple regression analyses were used to test associations of food insecurity with outcomes. There was no association between mothers' reports of food-insecurity and any child outcome. Children's reports of food insecurity were associated with higher odds of doing passive home chores (OR: 1.17; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.32), cooking at home (OR: 1.21; 95% CI: 1.05, 1,38), taking care of siblings (OR: 1.15; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.31), and doing labor (OR: 1.22; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.42) and lower odds of playing video games (OR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.76, 0.98) (all P < 0.03). Children's reports of management strategies were associated with 5 of 7 work activities measured. Labor in food-insecure children was the main activity that explained school absenteeism. Food insecurity reported by children can be assessed by pediatricians, school personnel, and other practitioners by using a simple instrument to identify food-insecure children and to respond to mitigate their food insecurity and its consequences.

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Food Insecurity in Children but Not in Their Mothers Is Associated with Altered Activities, School Absenteeism, and Stunting

Bernal

Frongillo

Herrera

et al. 2014

The Journal of Nutrition

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“…Regular class attendance is a key factor for better academic results (Yahaya et al, 2010; Thornton et al, 2013), development of social skills and conflict-resolution strategies (Kearney and Graczyk, 2014), and prevention of substance use and behavioral problems in youth (Maynard et al, 2012; Guller et al, 2015; Dembo et al, 2016; Thrul et al, 2016). School refusal, however, affects as many as 28–35% of students if the causal heterogeneity behind this behavior is considered (e.g., anxiety, pursuit of other interests outside of school hours; Mihalas, 2014).…”

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School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised: Factorial Invariance and Latent Means Differences across Gender and Age in Spanish Children

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The aim of this study was to analyze the factorial invariance and latent means differences of the Spanish version of the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised for Children (SRAS-R-C) in a sample of 1,078 students (50.8% boys) aged 8–11 years (M = 9.63, SD = 1.12). The results revealed that the proposed model in this study, with a structure of 18 items divided into four factors (Negative Affective, Social Aversion and/or Evaluation, To Pursue Attention and Tangible Reinforcements), was the best-fit model with a tetra-factorial structure, remaining invariant across gender and age. Analysis of latent means differences indicated that boys and 11-year-old students scored highest on the Tangible Reinforcements subscale compared with their 8- and 9-year-old peers. On the contrary, for the subscales of Social Aversion and/or Evaluation and to Pursue Attention, the differences were significant and higher in younger age groups compared to 11-year-olds. Appropriate indexes of reliability were obtained for SRAS-R-C subscales (0.70, 0.79, 0.87, and 0.72). Finally, the founded correlation coefficients of scores of the SRAS-R-C revealed a predictable pattern between school refusal and positive/negative affect and optimism/pessimism.

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“…En lo que respecta a la relación entre el rechazo escolar y otras variables, la revisión teórica realizada pone de manifiesto que la mayoría de investigaciones se han centrado en el analizar la relación entre esta conducta y otras variables que provocan efectos negativos sobre el desarrollo personal, social y académico de estudiantes que se niegan a asistir a la escuela (Ingul, Klockner, Silverman & Nordahl, 2012;Paulín, 2015;Thornton, Darmody & McCoy, 2013). Concretamente, estudios previos han identificado una alta comorbilidad de esta conducta con los trastornos de ansiedad por separación, ansiedad generalizada y ansiedad social (Hughes, Gullone, Dudley & Tonge, 2009;Kearney & Albano, 2004;Kearney, Chapman & Cook, 2005), así como con el trastorno negativista desafiante o depresión (Kearney, 2006).…”

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El afecto positivo como factor protector del comportamiento de rechazo a la escuela

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Persistent absenteeism among Irish primary school pupils

Cited by 62 publications

References 35 publications

Food Insecurity in Children but Not in Their Mothers Is Associated with Altered Activities, School Absenteeism, and Stunting

Food Insecurity in Children but Not in Their Mothers Is Associated with Altered Activities, School Absenteeism, and Stunting

School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised: Factorial Invariance and Latent Means Differences across Gender and Age in Spanish Children

El afecto positivo como factor protector del comportamiento de rechazo a la escuela

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