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Title	DOI	Publication Date	Author	Citation
Higher chronic absenteeism threatens academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2312249121	1/9/24	Thomas S. Dee	Dee, TS. (2024). Higher chronic absenteeism threatens academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(3). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2312249121
The long‐term consequences of early school absences for educational attainment and labour market outcomes	https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3992	2/22/24	Jascha Dräger, Markus Klein & Edward Sosu	Dräger, J., Klein, M., & Sosu, E. (2024). The long‐term consequences of early school absences for educational attainment and labour market outcomes. British Educational Research Journal, 50(4), 1636-1654. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3992
School Absenteeism and Child Mental Health: A Mixed-Methods Study of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-024-09640-2	3/8/24	Maria Rogers, Amy Klan, Rylee Oram, Amanda Krause, Jessica Whitley, David Smith & Natasha McBrearty	Rogers, MA., Klan, A., Oram, R., Krause, A., Whitley, J., Smith, DJ., & McBrearty, N. (2024). School Absenteeism and Child Mental Health: A Mixed-Methods Study of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms. School Mental Health, 16(2), 331-342. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-024-09640-2
A review and qualitative synthesis of the voices of children, parents, and school staff with regards to school attendance problems in the Nordic countries	https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2024.2434822	12/10/24	Charlotte Hejl, Nadine Ezzaaf Fryland, Robert G. Hansen, Klaus Nielsen & Mikael Thastum	Hejl, C., Ezzaaf Fryland, N., Hansen, RB., Nielsen, K., & Thastum, M. (2024). A review and qualitative synthesis of the voices of children, parents, and school staff with regards to school attendance problems in the Nordic countries. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2024.2434822
Longitudinal pathways between emotional difficulties and school absenteeism in middle childhood: Evidence from developmental cascades	https://doi.org/10.1017/s095457942100122x	12/27/21	Margarita Panayiotou, Katie Finning, Alexandra Hennessey, Tamsin Ford & Neil Humphrey	Panayiotou, M., Finning, K., Hennessey, A., Ford, T., & Humphrey, N. (2021). Longitudinal pathways between emotional difficulties and school absenteeism in middle childhood: Evidence from developmental cascades. Development and Psychopathology, 35(3), 1323-1334. https://doi.org/10.1017/s095457942100122x
Interventions to improve refugee children’s access to education and quality learning: A scoping review of existing impact evaluations	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-023-10004-2	4/1/23	Júlia Palik & Gudrun Østby	Palik, J., & Østby, G. (2023). Interventions to improve refugee children’s access to education and quality learning: A scoping review of existing impact evaluations. International Review of Education, 69(1-2), 227-247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-023-10004-2
School Attendance Problems Among Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions One year Following the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06025-3	7/22/23	Vasiliki Totsika, Athanasia Kouroupa, Amanda Timmerman, Amanda Allard, Kylie M. Gray, Richard P. Hastings, David Heyne, Glenn Melvin & Bruce J. Tonge	Totsika, V., Kouroupa, A., Timmerman, A., Allard, A., Gray, KM., Hastings, RP., Heyne, D., Melvin, GA., & Tonge, B. (2023). School Attendance Problems Among Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions One year Following the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54(8), 2998-3007. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06025-3
Design of a three-level evaluation of the Dutch Healthy School program	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12508-023-00424-8	1/16/24	Gerjanne Vennegoor, Lisanne Vonk, Patricia van Assema, Tim Huijts, Iris Eekhout, Gerard Molleman, Mark Levels & Maria Jansen	Vennegoor, G., Vonk, L., van Assema, P., Huijts, T., Eekhout, I., Molleman, GRM., Levels, M., & Jansen, MWJ. (2024). Design of a three-level evaluation of the Dutch Healthy School program. TSG - Tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen, 102(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12508-023-00424-8
A systematic review of school refusal	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05742-x	2/24/24	Sümeyye Ulaş & İsmail Seçer	Ulaş, S., & Seçer, İ. (2024). A systematic review of school refusal. Current Psychology, 43(21), 19407-19422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05742-x
The experiences of menstruation in schools in high income countries: A systematic review and line‐of‐argument synthesis	https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23192	3/16/24	Ciara Thomas & G. J. Meléndez‐Torres	Thomas, C., & Melendez‐Torres, GJ. (2024). The experiences of menstruation in schools in high income countries: A systematic review and line‐of‐argument synthesis. Psychology in the Schools, 61(7), 2820-2844. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23192
Perseverance, a measure of conscientiousness, is a valid predictor of achievement and truancy across the globe.	https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000505	5/1/24	Luyao Zhang, Eunike Wetzel, Heejun Roy Yoon & Brent W. Roberts	Zhang, L., Wetzel, E., Yoon, HJ., & Roberts, BW. (2024). Perseverance, a measure of conscientiousness, is a valid predictor of achievement and truancy across the globe.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 126(5), 852-872. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000505
Reciprocal Relationships Between Perceived Supportive School Climate and Self-reported Truancy: A Longitudinal Study from Grade 6 to Grade 9	https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2022.2042731	2/25/22	Tuomo Virtanen, Jenni Pelkonen & Noona Kiuru	Virtanen, T., Pelkonen, J., & Kiuru, N. (2022). 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
Preliminary impact of a combination intervention on intention to migrate and school absence among adolescent girls: Results from a pilot cluster-randomized clinical trial in Northern Ghana	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108205	2/1/25	Ozge Sensoy Bahar, William Byansi, Abdallah Ibrahim, Alice Boateng, Kingsley Kumbelim, Portia B. Nartey, Fredwill Amissah, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala & Mary M. McKay	Sensoy Bahar, O., Byansi, W., Ibrahim, A., Boateng, A., Kumbelim, K., Nartey, PB., Amissah, F., Nabunya, P., Ssewamala, FM., & McKay, MM. (2025). Preliminary impact of a combination intervention on intention to migrate and school absence among adolescent girls: Results from a pilot cluster-randomized clinical trial in Northern Ghana. Children and Youth Services Review, 171, 108205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108205
Medium-term health and social outcomes in adolescents following sexual assault: a prospective mixed-methods cohort study	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02127-4	8/9/21	Venetia Clarke, Andrea Goddard, Kaye Wellings, Raeena Hirve, Marta Casanovas, Susan Bewley, Russell Viner, Tami Kramer & Sophie Khadr	Clarke, V., Goddard, A., Wellings, K., Hirve, R., Casanovas, M., Bewley, S., Viner, R., Kramer, T., & Khadr, S. (2021). Medium-term health and social outcomes in adolescents following sexual assault: a prospective mixed-methods cohort study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 58(12), 1777-1793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02127-4
Trajectories of school refusal: sequence analysis using retrospective parent reports	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02419-5	4/11/24	Laelia Benoit, Édith Chan Sock Peng, Julien Flouriot, Madeline DiGiovanni, Nicolas Bonifas, Alexandra Rouquette, Andrés Martin & Bruno Falissard	Benoit, L., Chan Sock Peng, E., Flouriot, J., DiGiovanni, M., Bonifas, N., Rouquette, A., Martin, A., & Falissard, B. (2024). Trajectories of school refusal: sequence analysis using retrospective parent reports. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(11), 3849-3859. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02419-5
Does socioeconomic status impact the relationship between school absence and outcomes?	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00535-2	5/17/22	Anna Mooney, Gerry Redmond & Billingsley Kaambwa	Mooney, A., Redmond, G., & Kaambwa, B. (2022). Does socioeconomic status impact the relationship between school absence and outcomes?. The Australian Educational Researcher, 50(3), 941-964. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00535-2
Repercussions of a Raid: Health and Education Outcomes of Children Entangled in Immigration Enforcement	https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22443	12/13/22	Carolyn J. Heinrich, Mónica Hernández & Mason Shero	Heinrich, C., Hernández, M., & Shero, M. (2022). Repercussions of a Raid: Health and Education Outcomes of Children Entangled in Immigration Enforcement. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 42(2), 350-392. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22443
Somatic symptoms in school refusal: a qualitative study among children, adolescents, and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02313-6	10/11/23	Anne Li, David Dawei Yang, Agathe Beauquesne, Marie Rose Moro, Bruno Falissard & Laelia Benoit	Li, A., Yang, DD., Beauquesne, A., Moro, MR., Falissard, B., & Benoit, L. (2023). Somatic symptoms in school refusal: a qualitative study among children, adolescents, and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(7), 2243-2251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02313-6
Roadmap for implementing a multi-tiered system of supports framework to improve school attendance	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05478-0	12/8/23	Patricia A. Graczyk & Christopher A. Kearney	Graczyk, PA., & Kearney, CA. (2023). Roadmap for implementing a multi-tiered system of supports framework to improve school attendance. Current Psychology, 43(17), 15286-15307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05478-0
Adolescent school refusal and academic self‐efficacy: A latent profile and regression analysis	https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23263	7/5/24	María Pérez‐Marco, Carolina Gonzálvez, Andrea Fuster‐Rico, María Vicent, Aitana Fernández‐Sogorb & María del Pilar Aparicio Flores	Pérez‐Marco, M., Gonzálvez, C., Fuster‐Rico, A., Vicent, M., Fernández‐Sogorb, A., & Aparicio‐Flores, MDP. (2024). Adolescent school refusal and academic self‐efficacy: A latent profile and regression analysis. Psychology in the Schools, 61(10), 4041-4056. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23263
School Absenteeism Among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Transgender High School Students and Their Peers: A Cross-Sectional Study	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.06.028	8/15/24	Anita V. Chaphekar, Jae Sevelius, David V. Glidden & Stanley R. Vance	Chaphekar, AV., Sevelius, J., Glidden, D., & Vance, SR. (2024). School Absenteeism Among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Transgender High School Students and Their Peers: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 75(5), 785-791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.06.028
Virtual Learning in Kindergarten Through Grade 12 During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Chronic Absenteeism	https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29569	8/21/24	William N. Evans, Kathryn Muchnick & Olivia Rosenlund	Evans, WN., Muchnick, K., & Rosenlund, O. (2024). Virtual Learning in Kindergarten Through Grade 12 During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Chronic Absenteeism. JAMA Network Open, 7(8), e2429569. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29569
The Association Between Mental Well-Being and School Attendance Among Palestinian Adolescent Refugees in UNRWA Schools	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-022-00460-7	5/28/22	Komal Nathani, Wei‐Chen Lee, Shaden A. Taha, Masako Horino, Akihiro Seita & Hani Serag	Nathani, K., Lee, W., Taha, S., Horino, M., Seita, A., & Serag, H. (2022). The Association Between Mental Well-Being and School Attendance Among Palestinian Adolescent Refugees in UNRWA Schools. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 16(2), 339-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-022-00460-7
Patient- and caregiver-reported factors associated with school absenteeism in children with chronic kidney disease	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-022-05780-2	10/21/22	Sarah Craven, Barbara H. Brumbach & Kelsey L. Richardson	Craven, S., Brumbach, BH., & Richardson, KL. (2022). Patient- and caregiver-reported factors associated with school absenteeism in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 38(5), 1591-1598. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-022-05780-2
Transitional pathways through middle school for First Nations students in the Northern Territory of Australia	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00655-3	8/29/23	Abel Fekadu Dadi, Vincent Yaofeng He, John Guenther, Jiunn‐Yih Su, Robyn Ober & Steven Guthridge	Dadi, AF., He, V., Guenther, J., Su, J., Ober, R., & Guthridge, S. (2023). Transitional pathways through middle school for First Nations students in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51(4), 1607-1626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00655-3
Recent Trends in Formal School Exclusions in Wales	https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2023.2276404	12/15/23	Foteini Tseliou, Chris Taylor & Sally Power	Tseliou, F., Taylor, C., & Power, S. (2023). Recent Trends in Formal School Exclusions in Wales. British Journal of Educational Studies, 72(3), 269-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2023.2276404
Costs and Effects of School-Based Licensed Practical Nurses on Elementary Student Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01459-0	11/17/22	Stephen M. Leach, Fiona M. Hollands, Eva Stone, Robert Shand, Laura Head, Yixin Wang, Bo Yan, Dena Dossett, Florence Chang, Yuan Chang Ginsberg & Yilin Pan	Leach, SM., Hollands, FM., Stone, E., Shand, R., Head, L., Wang, Y., Yan, B., Dossett, D., Chang, F., Ginsberg, YC., & Pan, Y. (2022). Costs and Effects of School-Based Licensed Practical Nurses on Elementary Student Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism. Prevention Science, 24(1), 94-104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01459-0
Effects of EPs 7630 on Illness Absence from Childcare or School due to Acute Bronchitis—A Meta-analysis	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1777092	1/12/24	Karl Zwiauer, Petra Funk, Andrea Zimmermann, Walter Lehmacher & Wolfgang Kamin	Zwiauer, K., Funk, P., Zimmermann, A., Lehmacher, W., & Kamin, W. (2024). Effects of EPs 7630 on Illness Absence from Childcare or School due to Acute Bronchitis—A Meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 19(02), 065-074. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1777092
The effects of Student Success Skills on attendance and emotion regulation	https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12503	1/23/24	Elizabeth Villares, Hannah Bowers, Greg Brigman & Cheryl L. Bottini	Villares, E., Bowers, H., Brigman, G., & Bottini, C. (2024). The effects of Student Success Skills on attendance and emotion regulation. Journal of Counseling & Development, 102(2), 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12503
The Brief Evaluation of Adolescents and Children Online (BEACON): Psychometric development of a mental health screening measure for school students	https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23673	2/29/24	Ronald M. Rapee, Rebecca Kuhnert, Susan H. Spence, Ian Bowsher, John R. Burns, Jennifer Coen, Julie Dixon, Pauline Kotselas, Catherine Lourey, Lauren F. McLellan, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Lorna Peters, Traci Prendergast, Tiffany Roos, Danielle Thomas & Viviana M. Wuthrich	Rapee, RM., Kuhnert, R., Spence, SH., Bowsher, I., Burns, J., Coen, J., Dixon, J., Kotselas, P., Lourey, C., McLellan, LF., Mihalopoulos, C., Peters, L., Prendergast, T., Roos, T., Thomas, D., & Wuthrich, V. (2024). The Brief Evaluation of Adolescents and Children Online (BEACON): Psychometric development of a mental health screening measure for school students. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80(6), 1420-1447. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23673
Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination against school absenteeism in children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.075	3/30/24	Helena C. Maltezou, Stavroula Kontogianni, Elisavet Michailidou, Eleni Vergadi, Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Evangelia Steletou, Nikolaos V. Sipsas, Emmanouil Galanakis, George A. Syrogiannopoulos & Emmanuel Roilides	Maltezou, HC., Kontogianni, S., Michailidou, E., Vergadi, E., Giannouchos, TV., Steletou, E., Sipsas, NV., Galanakis, E., Syrogiannopoulos, GA., & Roilides, E. (2024). Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination against school absenteeism in children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19. Vaccine, 42(12), 2941-2944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.075
Effect of a Comprehensive School-Based Health Center on Academic Growth in K-8th Grade Students	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2024.03.018	4/6/24	Katherine A. Connor, Paul Spin, Brandon M. Smith, Beth R. Marshall, Gabriela V. Calderon, Laura Prichett, Vanya C. Jones, Ryan M. Connor, Tina L. Cheng, Lauren M. Klein & Sara B. Johnson	Connor, KA., Spin, P., Smith, BM., Marshall, BR., Calderon, GV., Prichett, L., Jones, VC., Connor, R., Cheng, TL., Klein, LM., & Johnson, SB. (2024). Effect of a Comprehensive School-Based Health Center on Academic Growth in K-8th Grade Students. Academic Pediatrics, 24(7), 1124-1132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2024.03.018
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Truancy in High School: An Analysis of Florida Adolescents	https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2024.2336194	4/7/24	Cashen M. Boccio, Stephanie M. Cardwell & Dylan B. Jackson	Boccio, CM., Cardwell, SM., & Jackson, DB. (2024). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Truancy in High School: An Analysis of Florida Adolescents. Deviant Behavior, 46(2), 111-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2024.2336194
Family engagement practices and children’s attendance and early learning skills in a public pre-kindergarten program	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107794	7/10/24	Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Ying‐Chun Lin & Elizabeth Premo	Pilarz, AR., Lin, Y., & Premo, EM. (2024). Family engagement practices and children’s attendance and early learning skills in a public pre-kindergarten program. Children and Youth Services Review, 163, 107794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107794
How parent–teacher relationship affects Chinese pupils' school attitudes? The moderation of students' perceptions of academic performance	https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2533	9/6/24	Xinran Zhou, Mingming Zhang, Lichan Liang & Yufang Bian	Zhou, X., Zhang, M., Liang, L., & Bian, Y. (2024). How parent–teacher relationship affects Chinese pupils' school attitudes? The moderation of students' perceptions of academic performance. Infant and Child Development, 33(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2533
Autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms as risk factors of school attendance problems in youth with rare genetic disorders	https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00303-6	11/21/24	Stian Orm, Ingrid S. Tien, Jeffrey J. Wood & Krister W. Fjermestad	Orm, S., Tien, I., Wood, J., & Fjermestad, K. (2024). Autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms as risk factors of school attendance problems in youth with rare genetic disorders. Discover Psychology, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00303-6
Invisible Barrier: The Impact of Air Quality on Chronic School Absenteeism in the US	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-024-00943-1	12/13/24	Mustahsin Aziz & Levan Elbakidze	Aziz, M., & Elbakidze, L. (2024). Invisible Barrier: The Impact of Air Quality on Chronic School Absenteeism in the US. Environmental and Resource Economics, 88(3), 655-680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-024-00943-1
Stakeholder perspectives on primary school pupils and sickness absence - exploring opportunities and challenges	https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.1984212	10/27/21	Esther Karen Pijl, Yvonne T. M. Vanneste, Frans Feron, Jolanda Mathijssen & Angelique de Rijk	Pijl, EK., Vanneste, YTM., Feron, FJM., Mathijssen, JJP., & de Rijk, AE. (2021). Stakeholder perspectives on primary school pupils and sickness absence - exploring opportunities and challenges. Educational Review, 75(6), 1131-1149. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.1984212
Understanding the Longitudinal Impact of School-Based Health Centers on Student Attendance	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-022-09691-z	4/1/22	Jennifer A. Gruber, Kaston D. Anderson‐Carpenter, Miles McNall & Shaunna L. Clark	Gruber, JA., Anderson-Carpenter, KD., McNall, M., & Clark, SL. (2022). Understanding the Longitudinal Impact of School-Based Health Centers on Student Attendance. Child & Youth Care Forum, 52(2), 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-022-09691-z
Prevalence and risk factors for pain‐specific school absenteeism in adolescents with recurrent pain: A prospective population‐based design	https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2065	12/8/22	Christiana Owiredua, Ida Flink & Katja Boersma	Owiredua, C., Flink, I., & Boersma, K. (2022). Prevalence and risk factors for pain‐specific school absenteeism in adolescents with recurrent pain: A prospective population‐based design. European Journal of Pain, 27(3), 390-400. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2065

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