ABSTRACT

This study investigated risk factors for school absenteeism in a sample of 983 children in elementary and lower secondary schools in Denmark, using administrative data on absenteeism measured in the year following risk factor measurement. Risk factors were measured by survey (children and teachers) and register data. Two methods of determining importance of risk factors were compared: individual risk factors versus four domains of risk factors (psychological problems, physical problems, school factors, and demographic and family factors). Significant individual risk factors were found in all four domains. When teacher-reports of the children’s psychological problems were used, psychological problems was the risk factor domain that predicted school absenteeism best and the school-related factors domain predicted worst. The results highlight the need to distinguish between single risk factors that identify groups of individuals with elevated risk of school absence and the detection of risk factor domains that better predict school absence.

摘要

这项研究使用在危险因素测量后的一年中测得的有关旷工的行政数据，调查了丹麦小学和初中983名儿童样本中学校旷工的危险因素。通过调查（儿童和教师）测量风险因素并注册数据。比较了确定危险因素重要性的两种方法：个人危险因素与危险因素的四个领域（心理问题，身体问题，学校因素以及人口和家庭因素）。在所有四个领域中都发现了重要的个体危险因素。当使用教师的儿童心理问题报告时，心理问题是最能预测学校旷工的危险因素域，而与学校有关的因素域则最差。