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SynthesisJournal of youth and adolescence2019

Risk Factors for School Absenteeism and Dropout: A Meta-Analytic Review.

Jeanne Gubbels, Claudia E van der Put, Mark Assink

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Synthesis in Journal of youth and adolescence, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 151 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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151citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
125.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

151 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 532 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeanne GubbelsResearch Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 15780, Nieuwe Achtergracht 127, 1018 WS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. J.Gubbels@UvA.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9518-1913
Claudia E van der PutResearch Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 15780, Nieuwe Achtergracht 127, 1018 WS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mark AssinkResearch Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 15780, Nieuwe Achtergracht 127, 1018 WS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
University of Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

School absenteeism and dropout are associated with many different life-course problems. To reduce the risk for these problems it is important to gain insight into risk factors for both school absenteeism and permanent school dropout. Until now, no quantitative overview of these risk factors and their effects was available. Therefore, this study was aimed at synthesizing the available evidence on risk factors for school absenteeism and dropout. In total, 75 studies were included that reported on 781 potential risk factors for school absenteeism and 635 potential risk factors for dropout. The risk factors were classified into 44 risk domains for school absenteeism and 42 risk domains for dropout. The results of a series of three-level meta-analyses yielded a significant mean effect for 28 school absenteeism risk domains and 23 dropout risk domains. For school absenteeism, 12 risk domains were found with large effects, including having a negative attitude towards school, substance abuse, externalizing and internalizing problems of the juvenile, and a low parent-school involvement. For dropout, the risk domains having a history of grade retention, having a low IQ or experiencing learning difficulties, and a low academic achievement showed large effects. The findings of the current study contribute to the fundamental knowledge of the etiology of school absenteeism and dropout which in turn contributes to a better understanding of the problematic development of adolescents. Further, more insight into the strength of effects of risk factors on school absenteeism and dropout is important for the development and improvement of both assessment, prevention and intervention strategies.

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AbsenteeismAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleRisk FactorsStudent DropoutsStudentsSubstance-Related DisordersDropoutMeta-analysisRisk domainRisk factorSchool absenteeism

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PMID31312979
PMCPMC6732159
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