Truancy in late elementary and early secondary education: The influence of social bonds and self-control- the TRAILS study

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-310

  Veenstra, René ^a,b   Lindenberg, Siegwart ^a   Tinga, Frank ^a   Ormel, Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adolescence; effortful control; elementary school children; goal framing; relationship between parents and adolescents; school environment; self control; social control; truancy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 77954076871     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409347987     Document Type: Article

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