Affective Profiles and Anxiety or Non-Anxiety-Related Reasons for School Refusal Behavior: Latent Profile Analysis in Spanish Adolescents

Little has been studied on the relationship between affect and school problems related with attendance. This study aims to identify different affective profiles and to determine whether these profiles differ from each other based on the four functional conditions of school refusal behavior. Participants comprised 1,816 Spanish adolescents aged 15–18 years (M = 16.39; SD = 1.05). The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children-Short Form and the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised for Children (SRAS-R-C) were administered. Latent profile analysis revealed five affective profiles: low affective profile, self-fulfilling profile, low positive affect profile, self-destructive profile, and high affective profile. The self-destructive profile revealed the highest average scores in the first three factors of the SRAS-R-C, whereas the high affective profile reached the highest average score in the fourth factor. On the contrary, the self-fulfilling profile obtained the lowest average scores in the first two factors of the SRAS-R-C, whereas the low affective profile revealed the lowest average scores in the last two factors. Findings suggest the relevance of developing more adaptative affective profiles, such as the self-fulfilling profile, which would contribute to diminishing school attendance problems.

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Subtyping of Adolescents with School Refusal Behavior: Exploring Differences Across Profiles in Self-Concept

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16234780 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (23) ◽

pp. 4780 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carolina Gonzálvez ◽

Ángela Díaz-Herrero ◽

María Vicent ◽

Ricardo Sanmartín ◽

Antonio M. Pérez-Sánchez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latent Class ◽

School Attendance ◽

Short Form ◽

School Refusal ◽

Self Concept ◽

School Refusal Behavior ◽

Physical Abilities ◽

General School ◽

New Variables ◽

Behavior Profiles

Not all adolescents with school attendance problems attribute their behavior to the same causes. Knowing the subtypes of students who reject school and their relationship with new variables, such as self-concept, is an unresolved task. This study aimed to identify different school refusal behavior profiles and to determine whether these profiles differed from each other based on the scores of the eleven dimensions of self-concept (Physical appearance, Physical abilities, Parent relations, Same-sex relations, Opposite-sex relations, Honesty, Emotional stability, Self-esteem, Verbal, Math, and General school). The participants were 1315 Spanish students (57.6% male) aged 12–18 years (M = 15.21; SD = 1.74). The School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised and the Self-Description Questionnaire II-Short Form were administered. A latent class analysis revealed four school refusal behavior profiles: Moderately High School Refusal Behavior, Moderately Low School Refusal Behavior, Mixed School Refusal Behavior and Non-School Refusal Behavior. The results indicated that the Mixed School Refusal Behavior group was the most maladaptive profile and revealed the lowest mean scores on self-concept. In contrast, Non-School Refusal and Moderately Low School Refusal Behavior groups revealed the highest scores in all dimensions of self-concept. Implications for working toward the prevention of school refusal in students with low self-concept are discussed.

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Not All Are Equal: A Latent Profile Analysis of Well-Being Among the Self-Employed

Journal of Happiness Studies ◽

10.1007/s10902-019-00147-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 1661-1680 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Aleksandra Bujacz ◽

Constanze Eib ◽

Susanna Toivanen

Keyword(s):

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

Profile Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

The Self ◽

Latent Profile

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Testing the Functional Profiles of School Refusal Behavior and Clarifying Their Relationship With School Anxiety

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2020.598915 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Carolina Gonzálvez ◽

Ángela Díaz-Herrero ◽

Ricardo Sanmartín ◽

María Vicent ◽

Aitana Fernández-Sogorb ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Positive Reinforcement ◽

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

School Attendance ◽

School Refusal ◽

Situational Factors ◽

School Refusal Behavior ◽

School Anxiety ◽

Small Effect Size ◽

Behavior Profiles

Students with school attendance problems are a diverse and heterogeneous group whose patterns of symptomatology can change over time. This study aims to identify different school refusal behavior profiles and to determine whether these profiles differ from each other based on four situational factors and three response systems of school anxiety across gender. The participants were 1,685 Spanish students (49% female) aged 15–18 years (M = 16.28; SD =0.97). The School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised (SRAS-R) and the School Anxiety Inventory (SAI) were administered. Latent profile analysis revealed five school refusal behavior profiles: Non-School Refusal Behavior, Mixed School Refusal Behavior, School Refusal Behavior by Positive Reinforcement, Low School Refusal Behavior, and High School Refusal Behavior. The results indicated that High School Refusal Behavior and Mixed School Refusal Behavior groups were the most maladaptive profiles since it obtained the highest mean scores on school anxiety. In contrast, Non-School Refusal and School Refusal Behavior by Positive Reinforcement groups revealed the lowest scores in school anxiety. Non-significant gender-based differences were found, only girls were more represented in the mixed school refusal behavior profile in comparison with boys but with a small effect size. Findings are discussed in relation to the importance of promoting good mental health to prevent school attendance problems in adolescents and younger ages.

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Family, Friends, Work, and Religion: Latent Profile Analysis of Six Countries from the World Values Survey

10.31219/osf.io/xmgzu ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Joe Chelladurai

Keyword(s):

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

Profile Analysis ◽

Average Score ◽

World Values Survey ◽

Homogeneous Population ◽

The World ◽

Latent Profile

Latent profile analysis provides a nuanced view of groups within a broader homogeneous population. This allows the possibility of identifying sub-groups in the sample beyond an average score. In this article, I report results from latent profile analysis based on the importance placed on family, friends, work, and religion of participants from six countries using the World Values Survey dataset. I also report descriptive means from 60 countries.

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