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School absenteeism and self-efficacy in very-low-income students in Italy: Cross-lagged relationships and differential effects of immigrant background

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  • Bianchi, Dora
  • Cavicchiolo, Elisa
  • Manganelli, Sara
  • Lucidi, Fabio
  • Chirico, Andrea
  • Girelli, Laura
  • Cozzolino, Mauro
  • Alivernini, Fabio

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School absenteeism is a serious problem among very-low-income students, with long-term consequences for well-being. Unfortunately, most acknowledged risk factors are difficult to modify through school-based interventions. However it is possible to hypothesize a link of school absenteeism with self-efficacy beliefs. The present two-wave study investigated the cross-lagged and bidirectional associations between school absenteeism and different domains of self-efficacy, among 242 very-low-income preadolescents and adolescents living in Italy (Mage = 12.76; SDage = 2.37; 42.6% female; 19% immigrants; T1-T2 attrition rate of 18.8%; response rate of 79.1%). All participants were certified as living below the poverty line. Self-report questionnaires were administered in after-school educational centers for disadvantaged students. The results showed a bidirectional negative relationship between school absenteeism and resistive self-efficacy, and a negative relationship from school absenteeism to emotional self-efficacy. Moreover, academic self-efficacy turned out to be a negative predictor of school absenteeism only for immigrants. Implications for prevention, intervention, and future research are discussed.

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  • Bianchi, Dora & Cavicchiolo, Elisa & Manganelli, Sara & Lucidi, Fabio & Chirico, Andrea & Girelli, Laura & Cozzolino, Mauro & Alivernini, Fabio, 2022. "School absenteeism and self-efficacy in very-low-income students in Italy: Cross-lagged relationships and differential effects of immigrant background," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:136:y:2022:i:c:s0190740922000822
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106446
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