ArticlePloS one2022
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of youths and parents seeking psychological treatment for school attendance problems.
Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03459677 (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for School Absenteeism), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for School Absenteeism: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Effectiveness of Modular Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Treatment as Usual for Youths Displaying School Attendance Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Trial
- School Absence and Mental Health in a Help-Seeking Sample From Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Does multifamily therapy help parents of adolescents with anxiety-based school refusal? A qualitative approach.PloS one · 2025Article
- Poverty type, immigration background, and secondary school academic outcomes for children in British Columbia.Social psychology of education : an international journal · 2025Article
- One-to-one counselling and school attendance in the UK: a single group pre-post study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundKnowledge of school attendance problems (SAPs) is needed to inform treatments targeting SAPs and protecting youths from negative outcomes associated with SAPs.
objectivesThis study examined the school absence, absence categories (i.e., absence due to illness, excused, non-excused), sociodemographic characteristics, and mental health problems among youths seeking psychological treatment for SAPs.
methodsThe study used a cross-sectional design. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 152 help-seeking youths with SAPs (i.e., >10% absenteeism) and their parents were examined. The data were derived from the baseline assessment conducted before treatment start.
resultsOlder youths, youths with mental health problems, and youths whose parents had mental health problems exhibited higher levels of absence. Lower levels of non-excused absence were found among youths with highly educated fathers, and youths living with both parents. Many youths had clinical levels of anxiety, depression, or 'emotional and behavioral difficulties'.
conclusionThe study highlights the need for early intervention, addressing a broad range of mental health problems. CLINICAL
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03459677.
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