Evidence for a relationship between child maltreatment and absenteeism among high-school students in Sweden

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dc.contributor.authorHagborg, Johan Melander, Berglund, Kristina, & Fahlke, Claudia.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T15:10:42Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T15:10:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractSchool absenteeism is a potent predictor of academic failure. Maltreated adolescents have been found to be more absent from school compared to their peers. However, it is scarcely studied in what degree a general population of students with high levels of school absenteeism has been exposed to child maltreatment. Furthermore, it is not known if maltreated school-absentees have specific characteristics compared to not-maltreated absentees. In this article, the first objective was to present and compare the prevalence of six types of child maltreatment in a general population of high school students reporting no, moderate or excessive absenteeism. The second objective was to compare maltreated and not-maltreated students who report absenteeism in respect to mental health, perceived school environment and peer victimization in school. Data from 667 girls and 649 boys (mean age 14.3) was used from the longitudinal multidisciplinary research program LoRDIA (Longitudinal Research on Development In Adolescence). Data was collected via self-report questionnaires in classroom settings. All six types of child maltreatment were overrepresented among absentees. Roughly 25% of absentees reported one subtype of maltreatment (16% in the total population) and a mean of 22% of absentees reported two or more types of maltreatment (11% in the total population). Maltreated absentees reported more mental health problems, personal harassment and worse relationship with their teachers than not-maltreated absentees. There might be specific correlates of school absenteeism among maltreated adolescents and professionals involved in preventing school-absenteeism should be made aware of the relationship between maltreatment and absenteeism. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationHagborg, Johan Melander, Berglund, Kristina, & Fahlke, Claudia. (2018). Evidence for a relationship between child maltreatment and absenteeism among high-school students in Sweden. Child Abuse & Neglect, 75, 41-49.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213417303186/pdfft?md5=64e2206a69016f9e48ad57b6605ad272&pid=1-s2.0-S0145213417303186-main.pdf  
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3691
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse & Neglecten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectteensen_US
dc.subjectcorporal punishmenten_US
dc.subjectphysical abuseen_US
dc.subjectsexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.titleEvidence for a relationship between child maltreatment and absenteeism among high-school students in Swedenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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