Meta-analyses have provided major findings about developmental predictors of offending.
However, there has been little focus on their relative ability to predict offending behaviour …

School attendance and school absenteeism have been studied for over a century, leading to
a rich and vast literature base. At the same time, powerful demographic, climate, social …

Studies consistently show associations between school absences and academic
achievement. However, questions remain about whether this link depends on the reason for …

Background The COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in school closures worldwide and
unexcused absences have increased since schools reopened. Aims Drawing on multiple …

School attendance is an important foundational competency for children and adolescents,
and school absenteeism has been linked to myriad short-and long-term negative …

Academic motivation is an essential predictor of school success in K-12 education.
Accordingly, many meta-analyses have examined variables associated with academic …

Children on the autism spectrum miss more school than their peers, but limited work has
explored why this may be. This study aimed to document the frequency at which children on …

School absenteeism is detrimental to life course outcomes and is known to be
socioeconomically stratified. However, the link between socioeconomic status (SES) and …

School dropout is a major preoccupation in all countries. Several factors contribute to this
outcome, but research suggests that dropouts mostly have gone through a process of …

Aims: The harms arising from psychoactive drug use are complex, and harm reduction
strategies should be informed by a detailed understanding of the extent and nature of that …