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Exploratory two-level analysis of individual- and school-level factors on truant youth emotional/psychological functioning

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  • Richard Dembo
  • Jennifer Wareham
  • James Schmeidler
  • Ken C. Winters

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Research on samples of truant adolescents is limited, with little known about mental health problems among truant youths. This study provided an exploratory, multilevel examination of mental health problems for a sample of 300 truant adolescents. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a single factor of multiple mental health problems at the individual level, but the structure of these problems was not the same at the school level. A number of covariate effects were found at the individual level on the mental health factor. Further, youths attending middle school were more likely to report attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) problems than those in high school. Service and practice implications of better understanding school and mental health issues of truant youth are discussed.

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  • Richard Dembo & Jennifer Wareham & James Schmeidler & Ken C. Winters, 2016. "Exploratory two-level analysis of individual- and school-level factors on truant youth emotional/psychological functioning," The Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 109(6), pages 596-607, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vjerxx:v:109:y:2016:i:6:p:596-607
    DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2014.1002881
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    1. Carolina Gonzálvez & Mariola Giménez-Miralles & María Vicent & Ricardo Sanmartín & María José Quiles & José Manuel García-Fernández, 2021. "School Refusal Behaviour Profiles and Academic Self-Attributions in Language and Literature," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-12, July.

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