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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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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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