School refusal behavior in South Korean first graders: A prospective observational community-based study

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 227; no. 2; pp. 160 - 165
• Main Authors: Park, Min-Hyeon, Yim, Hyeon-Woo, Park, Subin, Lee, Chul, Lee, Chang-Uk, Hong, Seung Chul, Jeong, Jong-Hyun, Seo, Ho-Jun, Jeong, Seung Hee, Jo, Sun-Jin, Choi, Jeewook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 30.06.2015
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety, Separation - diagnosis; Anxiety, Separation - psychology; Child; Child Behavior - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mothers; Parents; Preschool children; Prospective Studies; Psychiatry; Risk Factors; Schools; Separation; Students; Students - psychology; Anxiety; Separation; Preschool children; Students; Mothers; Parents

Abstract Refusing to attend school is a serious problem that could lead to psychopathology. We aimed to: (1) prospectively observe the actual development of school refusal behavior according to a history of separation anxiety symptoms (SAS) and (2) explore factors for predicting school refusal behav...