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Direct linkMalika, Nipher; Granillo, Cristie; Irani, Crissy; Montgomery, Susanne; Belliard, Juan Carlos – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Low-income and racial/ethnic minority students often face distinct challenges in attending school leading to lower academic performance, low graduation rates, and overall, an indicator of diminished long-term social and financial stability. Chronic absenteeism is a national problem and to address this, a better understanding of risks…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Truancy, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students
Yunzal-Butler, Cristina; Sackoff, Judith; Korenman, Sanders – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: School-based pregnancy prevention programs should optimally be offered while students are still engaged in school since early disengagement is strongly associated with risk of a teen birth. Methods: We used linked New York City birth and enrollment data (2005-2013), a sample of 6,809 teen mothers (mean age conception = 16.2 years). We…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Prevention, Correlation, Risk
Filce, Hollie G.; LaVergne, Leslie – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Children with incontinence have more absenteeism, poorer academic performance, and potential social difficulties during the school years. These children and their parents are at risk for illness-related anxiety. Whereas educational plans are designed to remediate educational, medical, and social-emotional barriers at school, little…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Anxiety, At Risk Students, Barriers
Chen, Li-Jung; Fox, Kenneth R.; Ku, Po-Wen; Wang, Ching-Hui – Journal of School Health, 2012
Backround: This study examined the association among childhood obesity, weight status change, and subsequent academic performance at 6-year follow-up. Methods: First-grade students from one elementary school district in Taichung City, Taiwan were followed for 6 years (N = 409). Academic performance was extracted from the school records at the end…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Body Weight, Academic Achievement
Baxter, Suzanne D.; Royer, Julie A.; Hardin, James W.; Guinn, Caroline H.; Devlin, Christina M. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Data from a school-based study concerning fourth-grade children's dietary recall accuracy were linked with data from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) through the South Carolina Budget and Control Board Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) to investigate the relationships of children's school absenteeism with body…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Henry, Kimberly L. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Truancy is a serious concern that affects most school districts in the United States; however, we do not have accurate estimates of the prevalence of truancy due to inconsistent tracking and reporting practices of schools. As a result, our best current estimates of the national state of truancy may be from self-reported data. In this…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Behavior Patterns, Correlation, Drug Use
