A strong association between truancy and mental health problems has been uncovered by a study involving thousands of young people.
The research also reveals the extent to which truancy, both low and high-level, has a negative impact on examination outcomes and employment in later life.
The researchers, Gaynor Attwood from the University of the West of England and Paul Croll from the University of Reading, argue that their findings suggest that school-based interventions could be key to reducing truancy.
The research, which has been published in the academic journal Educational Studies, is based upon data from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England, involving more than 15,000 young people born in 1989 and 1990.
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