Forms and functions of school refusal behavior in youth: An empirical analysis of absenteeism severity

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-61

  Kearney, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; School; School attendance; School children; School refusal; Truancy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOOD DISORDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33846464976     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01634.x     Document Type: Article

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