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Reciprocal Relationships Between Perceived Supportive School Climate and Self-reported Truancy : A Longitudinal Study from Grade 6 to Grade 9 (2023)
Virtanen, T., Pelkonen, J., & Kiuru, N. (2023). Reciprocal Relationships Between Perceived Supportive School Climate and Self-reported Truancy : A Longitudinal Study from Grade 6 to Grade 9. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 67(4), 521-535. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2022.2042731
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Virtanen, Tuomo; Pelkonen, Jenni; Kiuru, Noona
Journal or series: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
ISSN: 0031-3831
eISSN: 1470-1170
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 25/02/2022
Volume: 67
Issue number: 4
Pages range: 521-535
Publisher: Routledge
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2022.2042731
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/81120
Abstract
This longitudinal study of 1,066 Finnish students examined bidirectional reciprocal relationships between changes in perceived supportive school climate and changes in self-reported truancy from the last year of primary school (Grade 6) to the last year of lower secondary school (Grade 9). The results of the random intercept cross-lagged panel model showed, first, that a decrease in positive perceptions of school climate at the previous time point predicted more self-reported truancy at the following time point. Second, an increase in self-reported truancy predicted less positive perceptions of supportive school climate. The study indicates that students’ perceptions of supportive school climate and truancy negatively predict each other over time. Thus, school climate can serve as a target for prevention and intervention efforts to tackle truancy. Moreover, effectively addressing truancy may lead to a more favorable student view of school climate.
Keywords: pupils; truancy; school culture; work climate; social control; social support
Free keywords: school climate; truancy; social control theory; participation-identification model; random intercept cross-lagged panel model
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Reporting Year: 2022
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