The influence of family processes on school attendance issues.
The influence of family processes on school attendance issues.
Marlow and Rehman conducted a systematic literature review of the relationship between positive and negative family processes and school absenteeism and dropout among primary and secondary school students.
Effect sizes from 33 studies were used to conduct meta-analyses on the overall relationships and multiple outcome analyses. A significant positive relationship between school absenteeism and dropout and negative family processes, and a significant negative relationship between positive family processes and school attendance issues were found.
In addition, the correlation between positive family processes and school attendance issues was strongest for primary school children, whereas the correlation between negative family processes and absenteeism and dropout was strongest for students in secondary school.
The study supports the use of a systemic and developmental focus for understanding school absenteeism and dropout. Key implications include the use of interventions aimed at increasing positive family processes in primary school and decreasing negative family processes in secondary school.
doi.org/10.1080/20590776.2020.1834842
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